An engineer receives a security alert that traffic with a known TOR exit node has occurred on the network. What is the impact of this traffic?

The correct answer is D. user circumvention of the firewall. The TOR (The Onion Router) network is often used to anonymize traffic on the internet, which can be beneficial for protecting privacy, but it can also be used to circumvent network security measures, such as firewalls. When traffic with a known TOR exit node occurs on a…

Submitted by satoshi_tk· Mar 6, 2026Network Intrusion Analysis

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Aransomware communicating after infection
Busers downloading copyrighted content
Cdata exfiltration
Duser circumvention of the firewall

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Explanation

The TOR (The Onion Router) network is often used to anonymize traffic on the internet, which can be beneficial for protecting privacy, but it can also be used to circumvent network security measures, such as firewalls. When traffic with a known TOR exit node occurs on a network, it means that a user is likely attempting to use TOR to bypass network restrictions and access restricted content or services.

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#TOR#anonymity networks#firewall circumvention#network monitoring#threat intelligence

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