An analyst notices there is an internal device sending HTTPS traffic with additional characters in the header to a known-malicious IP in another country. Which of the following describes what the analyst has noticed?
Suggested Answer: A
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22 comments · newest first
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Lashawn
2 days ago
Agreed, the extra characters suggest it's trying to communicate.
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Erick
8 days ago
This looks like beaconing to me.
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Yesenia
13 days ago
Buffer overflow is unlikely too. It’s about communication.
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Kristal
18 days ago
Cross-site scripting doesn’t fit here.
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Sylvia
23 days ago
Yeah, beaconing makes sense. It’s trying to communicate.
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Davida
28 days ago
I think it’s suspicious. Extra characters in the header?
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Lashunda
1 month ago
Agreed, it’s definitely beaconing.
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Hayley
1 month ago
This looks like beaconing to me.
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Mindy
1 month ago
Wow, I didn't know HTTPS could be exploited like that!
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Celestine
2 months ago
I thought cross-site scripting was more common for this?
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Jerry
2 months ago
Wait, are we sure it’s not a buffer overflow?
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Abraham
2 months ago
Definitely A, that’s classic behavior.
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Marva
2 months ago
Sounds like beaconing to me.
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Sharen
2 months ago
Wait, are we sure it's not something else?
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Micaela
2 months ago
Yeah, I agree, it's probably beaconing.
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Mindy
3 months ago
I thought buffer overflow was more about memory issues?
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Leontine
3 months ago
Definitely not cross-site scripting!
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Cyril
3 months ago
Sounds like beaconing to me.
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Kristian
3 months ago
Buffer overflow sounds familiar, but I don't think it fits this scenario. I feel like beaconing is the best choice, though.
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Lucy
3 months ago
Cross-site scripting doesn't seem right here, but I'm not completely confident about the other options.
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Benedict
4 months ago
I remember practicing a question about unusual traffic patterns, and I think beaconing was mentioned as a potential sign of compromise.
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Renea
5 months ago
I think this might be related to beaconing since it involves communication with a known-malicious IP. But I'm not entirely sure.