200-201 Network Intrusion Analysis Practice Question
An analyst is examining network alerts for lateral movement. Which TWO of the following are typical indicators of lateral movement using SMB?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Multiple SMB connection attempts from a single host to many different hosts
Lateral movement via SMB often involves many SMB connections from one host to others, and pass-the-hash uses NTLM authentication with a hash.
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A single SMB connection to a file server
Why it's wrong here
Normal file access.
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Multiple SMB connection attempts from a single host to many different hosts
Why this is correct
This is a classic lateral movement pattern.
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NTLM authentication using a hash instead of a password
Why this is correct
Pass-the-hash uses hashes for authentication.
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DNS queries for internal hostnames
Why it's wrong here
DNS queries are not direct lateral movement.
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HTTP requests to a web server
Why it's wrong here
Not SMB.
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