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Eccouncil 312-39 Exam - Topic 3 Question 71 Discussion

Identify the attack, where an attacker tries to discover all the possible information about a target network before launching a further attack.
D) Reconnaissance Attack
A) DoS Attack
B) Man-In-Middle Attack
C) Ransomware Attack

Eccouncil 312-39 Exam - Topic 3 Question 71 Discussion

Actual exam question for Eccouncil's 312-39 exam
Question #: 71
Topic #: 3
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Identify the attack, where an attacker tries to discover all the possible information about a target network before launching a further attack.

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Xochitl
8 months ago
I thought Ransomware was the big one for info gathering?
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Karon
8 months ago
Yup, D is the right answer!
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Tori
8 months ago
Wait, are we sure it's not a DoS? Seems kinda similar.
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Audry
8 months ago
Agreed, it's all about gathering info first.
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Suzan
9 months ago
That's definitely a Reconnaissance Attack!
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Avery
9 months ago
I keep mixing up the terms, but I feel like a man-in-the-middle attack is more about intercepting data rather than discovering information first.
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Theron
9 months ago
I practiced a similar question, and I believe the answer is D, reconnaissance attack. It fits the description well.
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Millie
9 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about DoS attacks being more about overwhelming a system rather than gathering info.
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Leatha
9 months ago
I think this might be a reconnaissance attack since it involves gathering information before an actual attack.
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Halina
9 months ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I'm trying to weigh the pros and cons of the different options. I might need to review my notes on forecasting techniques to decide which one is truly the most appropriate.
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Dorothea
10 months ago
Ugh, I hate these questions about hacker types. They always try to trip you up. I'm going to go with C - script kiddies, since that seems to fit the description of the question the best. But I'm not 100% sure.
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Raymon
10 months ago
I remember something about CDP being essential for profiling in closed mode. Could that be the issue here?
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Vi
10 months ago
Okay, I've got this. The two files that are executed to boot the Windows 2008 R2 server are bootmgr.exe and winload.exe. I'm confident in that answer.
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