Wednesday, 14 May 2025

What is a VLAN Hopping Attack?

 


What is a VLAN Hopping Attack?

Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) play a crucial role in segmenting traffic for security and performance in today's interconnected networks. However, attackers can exploit misconfigurations to bypass these segmentation controls through VLAN hopping attacks.

In this blog, we’ll explore:

  • What VLAN hopping is
  • How VLAN hopping attacks work
  • Types of VLAN hopping attacks
  • How to prevent VLAN hopping






What is a VLAN Hopping Attack?

  What is a VLAN Hopping Attack? Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) play a crucial role in segmenting traffic for security and performanc...