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Practice CPA®CPA ISC Practice Exam 4Question 17

Hard1 markMultiple Choice

Area II: SecurityCybersecurityAttack StagesArea II

CPA · Question 17 · Area II: Security

An attacker sends an email to the HR department with an attachment named 'Payroll_Update.exe' that looks like a PDF icon. When clicked, it installs software that logs keystrokes. Which stage of the cyber-attack lifecycle does the 'clicking of the attachment' represent?

Answer options:

A.

Reconnaissance

B.

Delivery / Execution

C.

Command and Control

D.

Actions on Objectives

How to approach this question

Map the action to the Kill Chain. Clicking = Running the code = Execution.

Full Answer

B.Delivery / Execution✓ Correct

This represents the Delivery (getting the weapon to the target) and Execution (running the malicious code) phases of a cyber attack.

Common mistakes

Confusing the initial infection with the later stages like Command and Control.

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