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A user received a targeted spear-phishing email and identified it as suspicious before opening the content. To which category of the Cyber Kill Chain model does to this type of event belong?
The correct answer is B. delivery. In the Cyber Kill Chain model, the "Delivery" stage involves the initial point at which an attacker delivers a weaponized payload, such as a phishing email or malware-infected attachment, to the intended target. When the user receives the spear-phishing email, it represents the…
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A user received a targeted spear-phishing email and identified it as suspicious before opening the content. To which category of the Cyber Kill Chain model does to this type of event belong?
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- Aweaponization
- Bdelivery
- Cexploitation
- Dreconnaissance
How the community answered
(44 responses)- A9% (4)
- B84% (37)
- C2% (1)
- D5% (2)
Explanation
In the Cyber Kill Chain model, the "Delivery" stage involves the initial point at which an attacker delivers a weaponized payload, such as a phishing email or malware-infected attachment, to the intended target. When the user receives the spear-phishing email, it represents the delivery of the malicious content to the victim's email inbox, even if the user identifies it as suspicious before
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