Cisco Exam 300-215 Topic 9 Question 81 Discussion

Actual exam question for Cisco's 300-215 exam

Question #: 81
Topic #: 9

Refer to the exhibit.

An employee notices unexpected changes and setting modifications on their workstation and creates an incident ticket. A support specialist checks processes and services but does not identify anything suspicious. The ticket was escalated to an analyst who reviewed this event log and also discovered that the workstation had multiple large data dumps on network shares. What should be determined from this information?

Adata obfuscation

Breconnaissance attack

Cbrute-force attack

Dlog tampering

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Suggested Answer: B

by Maile at Jul 13, 2024, 01:49 AM

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Doyle

10 months ago

Gotta love a good ol' reconnaissance attack. Keeps the cybersecurity folks on their toes, am I right?

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Blondell

9 months ago

D) log tampering

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German

9 months ago

C) brute-force attack

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Stephanie

10 months ago

B) reconnaissance attack

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Veronika

10 months ago

A) data obfuscation

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Dick

11 months ago

I still think it's more likely a reconnaissance attack, gathering information for a future attack.

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Joanne

11 months ago

That's a good point, Sol. It could be a way to hide their activities.

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Sol

11 months ago

But could it also be data obfuscation to cover their tracks?

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Sina

11 months ago

Brute-force attack? Nah, this sounds more like someone snooping around, trying to find vulnerabilities. Option B all the way.

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Johnathon

11 months ago

I'm going with option B. That data dump on the network shares is a classic recon move.

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Johanna

10 months ago

Absolutely, staying informed and proactive is key in protecting sensitive data.

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Johnetta

10 months ago

It's important to be vigilant against these kinds of security breaches.

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Adela

10 months ago

Yeah, those large data dumps definitely point to a reconnaissance attack.

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Brinda

11 months ago

I agree, option B seems like the most likely scenario.

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Dick

11 months ago

I agree with Joanne, the large data dumps on network shares suggest reconnaissance.

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Joanne

11 months ago

I think it might be a reconnaissance attack.

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Marquetta

11 months ago

Hmm, log tampering seems like a good possibility. Maybe the attacker was trying to cover their tracks.

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Michell

9 months ago

D) log tampering

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Peggie

9 months ago

C) brute-force attack

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Yolande

10 months ago

B) reconnaissance attack

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Catrice

10 months ago

A) data obfuscation

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Tamie

10 months ago

D) log tampering

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Billy

10 months ago

C) brute-force attack

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Titus

11 months ago

B) reconnaissance attack

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Fletcher

11 months ago

A) data obfuscation

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Jenelle

11 months ago

Definitely looks like a reconnaissance attack to me. All those data dumps and config changes? Sketchy stuff.

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Yesenia

10 months ago

D) log tampering

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Kimi

11 months ago

C) brute-force attack

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Junita

11 months ago

B) reconnaissance attack

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Lauran

11 months ago

A) data obfuscation

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