What is ARP Spoofing and How to Protect Against It?

Spoofing is the intentional act of camouflaging malicious actors and intent under the guise of legitimate behavior. ARP spoofing is essentially pretending to be the recipient of data that is not yours. The point is to trick the original sender into thinking you (the attacker) are the intended recipient of this data. This way, the sender will continue to ship traffic to you and all of the precious data that comes with it. This is known as a MITM (man …

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