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A security team received a ticket to investigate suspicious emails to company employees sent from a list of malicious domains. Further analysis showed that a targeted phishing attempt was…
The correct answer is A. Delivery. The emails were stopped before reaching users’ inboxes, which means the attacker’s malicious payload was prevented from being delivered to the target environment.
Question
A security team received a ticket to investigate suspicious emails to company employees sent from a list of malicious domains. Further analysis showed that a targeted phishing attempt was successfully blocked by the company’s email antivirus. At which step of the Cyber Kill Chain did the security team mitigate this attack?
Options
- ADelivery
- BActions on Objectives
- CCommand and Control
- DWeaponization
How the community answered
(29 responses)- A86% (25)
- B3% (1)
- C7% (2)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
The emails were stopped before reaching users’ inboxes, which means the attacker’s malicious payload was prevented from being delivered to the target environment.
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