CND Practice Question: Incident Detection Response And Threat Prediction
An intelligence-driven security team is utilizing the Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis to track a sophisticated campaign. The team has identified the specific infrastructure used by the adversary to host malicious payloads. In the context of the Diamond Model, how is 'Infrastructure' classified?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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As a core feature directly connected to Adversary and Victim
In the Diamond Model, Infrastructure and Capability are core meta-features that describe how the Adversary and Victim are connected.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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As a core feature directly connected to Adversary and Victim
Why this is correct
Infrastructure is one of the four core vertices (Adversary, Capability, Infrastructure, Victim) of the Diamond Model.
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As a confidence value assigned to the intelligence report
Why it's wrong here
Confidence values are meta-features, not core vertices.
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As an external social-political requirement
Why it's wrong here
Socio-political aspects are separate meta-features defining the relationship context.
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As a meta-feature used exclusively for tracking timestamps
Why it's wrong here
Timestamps are meta-features, whereas Infrastructure is a core vertex.
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Written and reviewed by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official EC-Council exam blueprint
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