Which of the following attacks is BEST mitigated by utilizing strong passwords? 

Answer options:

A. Man-in-the-middle attack
B. Brute force attack
C. Remote buffer overflow
D. Root kit

B

A brute force attack is normally successful against weak passwords, whereas strong passwords would not prevent any of the other attacks. Man-in-the-middle attacks intercept network traffic, which could contain passwords, but is not naturally password-protected. Remote buffer overflows rarely require a password to exploit a remote host. Root kits hook into the operating system`s kernel and, therefore, operate underneath any authentication mechanism.