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PROFESSIONAL-SECURITY-OPERATIONS-ENGINEER · Question #134

A security analyst wants to detect lateral movement between Compute Engine instances using valid credentials. Which data source is MOST useful?

The correct answer is B. VPC Flow Logs. VPC Flow Logs reveal internal east-west traffic patterns that can expose lateral movement

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Question

A security analyst wants to detect lateral movement between Compute Engine instances using valid credentials. Which data source is MOST useful?

Options

  • ACloud Load Balancer logs
  • BVPC Flow Logs
  • CCompute Engine serial console output
  • DIdentity-aware Proxy logs

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    8% (3)
  • B
    71% (27)
  • C
    16% (6)
  • D
    5% (2)

Explanation

VPC Flow Logs reveal internal east-west traffic patterns that can expose lateral movement

Topics

#VPC Flow Logs#lateral movement detection#network traffic analysis#Compute Engine security

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