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Practice CPA®CPA ISC Practice Exam 5Question 41

Medium1 markMultiple Choice

Area II: SecurityThreatsKill ChainArea II

CPA · Question 41 · Area II: Security

Which stage of the 'Cyber Kill Chain' involves the attacker installing a backdoor or remote access trojan (RAT) to maintain access?

Answer options:

A.

Reconnaissance

B.

Delivery

C.

Installation

D.

Actions on Objectives

How to approach this question

Match the action (installing backdoor) to the stage.

Full Answer

C.Installation✓ Correct

Installation

The Installation phase is where the attacker installs malware on the victim's system to ensure they can come back later (persistence).

Common mistakes

Confusing Delivery (sending the email) with Installation (malware running).

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