RESEARCH OF THE SYSTEM FOR VULNERABILITY TO MITM – ATTACKS USING THE CREATION OF FAKE AP

The problems of the cybersecurity are becoming a daily threat to the business sphere and the Internet users. The field of the cybersecurity is constantly changing, but it is obviously that the cyber threats are becoming more serious and occur more often. The statistics on the number of cyber attacks in 2020 showed a sharp surge in the cybercrime. In the field of the information security, the majority of incidents has been related to attacks on the various distributed information systems recently. At the same time, a significant amount number of the successful attacks are those that carried out using such attacks as "Man in the middle" (MITM). MITM - attacks are dangerous because with their help attackers gain access to the confidential information, not only the companies but also the ordinary users. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to study the types of MITM - attacks, as well as to develop the recommendations for combating such types of attacks. The study was conducted using methods of analysis and description. The object of the study is MITM attacks. The subject of the study is to determine ways to counter attacks such as MITM. As a result of the conduc