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SY0-701 · Question #273

A security analyst is assessing several company firewalls. Which of the following cools would The analyst most likely use to generate custom packets to use during the assessment?

The correct answer is A. hping. Monitoring outbound traffic is essential for detecting unauthorized data exfiltration from a system. A new vulnerability that allows malware to move data unauthorizedly would typically attempt to send this data out of the network. By monitoring outbound traffic, security tools…

Submitted by wei.xz· Mar 6, 2026Security Operations

Question

A security analyst is assessing several company firewalls. Which of the following cools would The analyst most likely use to generate custom packets to use during the assessment?

Options

  • Ahping
  • BWireshark
  • CPowerShell
  • Dnetstat

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    87% (26)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    7% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

Monitoring outbound traffic is essential for detecting unauthorized data exfiltration from a system. A new vulnerability that allows malware to move data unauthorizedly would typically attempt to send this data out of the network. By monitoring outbound traffic, security tools can detect unusual data transfers, trigger alerts, and help prevent the exfiltration of sensitive information.

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