CAS-004 Security Operations Practice Question
A security analyst is using the MITRE ATT&CK framework to map adversarial behaviors. Which THREE of the following are tactics defined by ATT&CK? (Select THREE.)
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Privilege escalation
Persistence, privilege escalation, and exfiltration are all ATT&CK tactics. Phishing is a technique, not a tactic; incident response is a process, not a tactic.
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Incident response
Why it's wrong here
Incident response is a process, not an ATT&CK tactic.
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Privilege escalation
Why this is correct
Privilege escalation is a tactic.
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Persistence
Why this is correct
Persistence is a tactic for maintaining access.
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Exfiltration
Why this is correct
Exfiltration is a tactic.
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Phishing
Why it's wrong here
Phishing is a technique under initial access.
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