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Question #: 319
Topic #: 1
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Josh has finished scanning a network and has discovered multiple vulnerable services. He knows that several of these usually have protections against external sources but are frequently susceptible to internal users. He decides to draft an email, spoof the sender as the internal IT team, and attach a malicious file disguised as a financial spreadsheet. Before Josh sends the email, he decides to investigate other methods of getting the file onto the system.
For this particular attempt, what was the last stage of the cyber kill chain that Josh performed?

  • A. Weaponization
  • B. Delivery
  • C. Reconnaissance
  • D. Exploitation
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️
by jinjection at Sept. 27, 2021, 10:22 p.m.

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Average_Joe
Highly Voted 2 years, 6 months ago
Talk about poorly written question. This shit's so unclear.
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Unitel21
Highly Voted 2 years, 11 months ago
The correct answer is C, the question asks for this particular attempt, what was the "last stage" of the cyber kill chain that Josh performed? First, he weaponized it but before delivering it, he decides to look for different methods of getting the file into the system (that's the last stage that he performed which is known as recon).
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AAronEE
2 years, 2 months ago
Wrong. He was planning to, but did not achieve it before the stage weaponization. So weaponization is the best answer. I do get where you are going though.
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gayhat_hacker
Most Recent 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: A
Weaponization. He never attempted to send the email, so he didn’t reach the Delivery stage. The last stage he completed was Weaponization. He is now in a new Reconnaissance stage, true, but the question asks about his particular attempt, and the only specific action we know of is drafting the email, which falls under Weaponization. Since the question refers to the last particular attempt, it wouldn’t be Reconnaissance, as he is currently doing that, and we don’t have any specific details about it.
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francisIt9
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Is C. It means "Before Josh sends the email, he decides to investigate ...", and then: "For this particular attempt, what was the last stage of...". So he goes back to Reconeissance phase, C.
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YourFriendlyNeighborhoodSpider
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: A
Weaponization I think its the stage before sending the payload which is "weaponization" because they appointed that he drafted the email so he still in the "weaponization" stage didn't get to the "delivery" stage yet.
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Cizzla7049
1 year ago
poorly worded question but seems like delivery to me. He is looking for other ways to deliver the malware since phishing might not work
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Cizzla7049
1 year ago
On a 2nd thought, its probably recon because he has to investigate for weaknesses in their telemetry to hash out his delivery method
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Ciruuss_
1 year, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: A
Weaponization "Before Josh sends the email, he decides to investigate other methods of getting the file onto the system" He is not in delivery stage yet
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victorfs
1 year, 5 months ago
Selected Answer: A
The correcto option is A. Weaponization
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HadiCyA
1 year, 6 months ago
I think its the stage before sending the payload which is "weaponization" because they appointed that he drafted the email so he still in the "weaponization" stage didn't get to the "delivery" stage yet.
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Lemanico
1 year, 6 months ago
Selected Answer: C
B or C. It`s a bit confusing but he needs to reconnaise again to find new ways to delivery. So my answer is C
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ounuomi
1 year, 6 months ago
not clear what last stage means...
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VOAKDO
1 year, 9 months ago
Selected Answer: B
B: delivery he is looking for the way of sending the file: " ..Before Josh sends the email, he decides to investigate other methods of getting the file onto the system"
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mdmdmd
1 year, 9 months ago
Selected Answer: B
Confused as well....but will still go with Delivery...he was looking for a way to get the file into the system I believe.
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mdmdmd
1 year, 9 months ago
Correction...The answer A is Weaponization...he was looking...never send it.....the last stage was that....
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VOAKDO
1 year, 9 months ago
B: delivery he is looking for the way of sending the file: " ..Before Josh sends the email, he decides to investigate other methods of getting the file onto the system"
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VOAKDO
1 year, 9 months ago
B keys: Before Josh sends the email, he decides to investigate other methods of getting the file onto the system (...DELIVERING WAYS...)
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Kehsihba
1 year, 10 months ago
Selected Answer: C
Recon is best answer
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Gregman380
1 year, 10 months ago
Selected Answer: C
I think this is C Reconnaissance. Before he sends the email he goes back to look for other ways to infiltrate the organization. https://www.eccouncil.org/cybersecurity-exchange/threat-intelligence/cyber-kill-chain-seven-steps-cyberattack/
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