A disgruntled employee executes a man-in-the-middle attack on the company network. Layer 2 traffic destined for the gateway is redirected to the employee's computer. This type of attack is an example of:
A) ARP cache poisoning
B) IP spoofing
C) amplified DNS attack
D) evil twin

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ARP cache poisoning involves sending falsified ARP messages over a local area network, causing traffic to be misdirected, such as redirecting traffic to an attacker's computer.

A Disgruntled Employee Executes a Man-In-The-Middle Attack on the Company