Eccouncil ECSAv10 Exam - Topic 1 Question 77 Discussion

Actual exam question for Eccouncil's ECSAv10 exam

Question #: 77
Topic #: 1

Attackers create secret accounts and gain illegal access to resources using backdoor while bypassing the authentication procedures. Creating a backdoor is a where an attacker obtains remote access to a computer on a network.

Which of the following techniques do attackers use to create backdoors to covertly gather critical information about a target machine?

AInternal network mapping to map the internal network of the target machine

BPort scanning to determine what ports are open or in use on the target machine

CSniffing to monitor all the incoming and outgoing network traffic

DSocial engineering and spear phishing attacks to install malicious programs on the target machine

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Suggested Answer: D

by Francine at Aug 22, 2024, 06:20 AM

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Cordie

3 months ago

Internal network mapping is often overlooked, but super important.

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Janey

3 months ago

Wait, social engineering? That seems too obvious!

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Roslyn

3 months ago

Sniffing can be really effective for gathering data.

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Sherell

4 months ago

Totally agree, port scanning is a common method.

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Lashandra

4 months ago

Backdoors are a huge security risk!

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Sheron

4 months ago

I’m a bit confused about the internal network mapping option. I don’t recall it being a common method for creating backdoors, but it could be related.

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Susana

4 months ago

I practiced a similar question where social engineering was mentioned. It makes sense that attackers would use that to install backdoors.

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Nu

4 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like sniffing could also be a technique they use to gather information. It seems relevant to monitoring traffic.

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Breana

5 months ago

I remember studying backdoors and how attackers often use port scanning to find vulnerabilities. I think that might be the right answer.

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Carrol

5 months ago

I'm feeling pretty confident about this one. The question is straightforward, and the answer options seem to cover the most common techniques used by attackers to create backdoors. I'll carefully consider each option and select the one that best fits the scenario described.

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Elouise

5 months ago

Okay, I've got this. The question is clearly asking about the methods attackers use to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access. Based on the information provided, I think the answer is likely B, port scanning, or D, social engineering and phishing.

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Ria

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused by the wording of this question. It seems to be asking about specific techniques used by attackers, but I'm not entirely sure how to approach it. I'll need to think this through carefully.

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Rodolfo

5 months ago

This is a tricky question, but I think I have a good strategy. I'll start by carefully reading through the options and considering which techniques an attacker might use to create a backdoor and gather information.

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Krissy

5 months ago

This one seems pretty straightforward. I think it's asking about the authentication process when a user logs in through the Marketing Cloud UI.

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Alaine

5 months ago

This seems straightforward enough. I'll go with option C, as it looks like the correct command to modify the DNS server settings on the LTM device.

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Felicitas

1 year ago

D) Social engineering and spear phishing attacks to install malicious programs on the target machine. Because who needs a good old-fashioned battering ram when you can just trick someone into letting you in?

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