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CrowdStrike CCFH-202b Exam - Topic 7 Question 2 Discussion

Actual exam question for CrowdStrike's CCFH-202b exam
Question #: 2
Topic #: 7
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The help desk is reporting an increase in calls related to user accounts being locked out over the last few days. You suspect that this could be an attack by an adversary against your organization. Select the best hunting hypothesis from the following:

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Suggested Answer: D

A hunting hypothesis is a statement that describes a possible malicious activity that can be tested with data and analysis. A good hunting hypothesis should be specific, testable, and relevant to the problem or goal. In this case, the best hunting hypothesis from the following is that a password guessing attack is being executed against remote access mechanisms such as VPN, as it explains the possible cause and method of the user account lockouts in a specific and testable way. A zero-day vulnerability on a Microsoft Exchange server is too vague and does not explain how it relates to the lockouts. A hacked web application is also too vague and does not specify how it causes the lockouts. Users locking their accounts out because they recently changed their passwords is not a malicious activity and does not account for the increase in calls.


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Stephanie
4 days ago
D) Definitely the password guessing. I bet the IT team is having a field day with all those lockouts.
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Jaclyn
9 days ago
D) Bingo! Sounds like a classic password attack. Time to beef up that VPN security, folks.
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Christiane
14 days ago
D) Yup, gotta be the password guessing. Hackers these days are getting more and more sophisticated.
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Veronika
20 days ago
C) Users changing passwords? Nah, that's too simple. Gotta be a more complex issue like a hacked web app or zero-day.
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Nan
25 days ago
I agree, D seems like the best option here. Lockouts are usually a sign of brute-force attempts.
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Ernest
30 days ago
D) Definitely the password guessing attack. That's the most likely scenario based on the details provided.
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Alpha
1 month ago
A zero-day vulnerability seems less likely since the issue is specifically about account lockouts. I’d lean towards the password guessing attack option.
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Dalene
1 month ago
I think we had a practice question about web applications being hacked causing similar issues. Could that be relevant here?
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Lonna
2 months ago
I'm not sure if the recent password changes could be causing the lockouts, but it feels like a common issue we studied.
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Denise
2 months ago
I remember discussing how password guessing attacks can lead to account lockouts, especially with VPNs. That seems like a strong possibility here.
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Lavera
2 months ago
I'm pretty confident that option D is the correct answer. A password guessing attack on the remote access mechanisms seems like the most logical explanation for the account lockouts.
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Tess
3 months ago
I think the best approach is to start by investigating the web application mentioned in option B. That could be a good place to start narrowing down the issue.
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Elenore
3 months ago
I'm a bit confused here. Could it also be that users are just forgetting their new passwords? Option C seems plausible too.
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Josefa
3 months ago
Okay, let's see. I'm leaning towards option D - a password guessing attack on the VPN. That seems like the most likely scenario based on the information provided.
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Stephane
3 months ago
Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'm not sure if it's a zero-day vulnerability or a password guessing attack. I'll need to think this through carefully.
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