CAS-004 Security Operations Practice Question
During a threat hunting exercise, a hunter uses the MITRE ATT&CK framework to identify a series of behaviors: an attacker used PowerShell to download a payload, then created a scheduled task for persistence, and finally performed credential dumping via LSASS. Which ATT&CK tactic is associated with the credential dumping technique?
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Credential Access
Credential dumping, specifically from LSASS, is a technique under the Credential Access tactic in the MITRE ATT&CK framework. The tactic describes the adversary's goal of stealing credentials.
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Defense Evasion
Why it's wrong here
Defense Evasion includes techniques to avoid detection, not credential theft.
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Credential Access
Why this is correct
Credential Access is the tactic for stealing credentials, such as dumping LSASS.
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Execution
Why it's wrong here
Execution includes techniques like PowerShell, but credential dumping is not part of Execution.
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Persistence
Why it's wrong here
Persistence includes scheduled tasks, but credential dumping is Credential Access.
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