1.2 Identify and Describe the Stages of the Cyber Attack Lifecycle CYBERSECURITY-APPRENTICE Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   A security team is investigating a breach. They find that the attacker used a tool to send specially crafted packets to the company's firewall to identify open ports and running services. This information was then used to craft a targeted phishing email. Which stage of the cyber attack lifecycle does the port scanning activity represent?

   • APassive reconnaissance
   • BDelivery
   • CActive reconnaissance
   • DWeaponization
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2. 12foundation · easy

   Which of the following is an example of passive reconnaissance?

   • AMonitoring public social media profiles to gather employee names and email addresses
   • BScanning a target's network with a port scanner to identify open ports
   • CExploiting a vulnerability in a web server to gain access
   • DSending phishing emails to employees to test their responses
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4. 13foundation · easy

   An attacker sends a spear-phishing email to an employee with a link to a malicious website. In which stage of the cyber attack lifecycle is the attacker operating?

   • AExploitation
   • BDelivery
   • CWeaponization
   • DCommand and Control
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5. 14foundation · easy

   An attacker uses a search engine to find publicly available documents that reveal the internal network structure of a company. This activity is best classified as which type of reconnaissance?

   • APassive reconnaissance
   • BActive reconnaissance
   • CExploitation
   • DWeaponization
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6. 15foundation · easy

   An attacker uses a domain generation algorithm (DGA) to periodically generate new domain names for the malware to connect to. This technique is most closely associated with which stage of the cyber attack lifecycle?

   • ACommand and Control
   • BDelivery
   • CActions on Objectives
   • DInstallation
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