CND Practice Question: Incident Detection Response And Threat Prediction
An enterprise security architect is integrating the Cyber Kill Chain model into their SIEM alerting logic. An alert fires when an attacker attempts to establish command and control (C2) over DNS tunneling. According to Lockheed Martin's Cyber Kill Chain, which phase does this represent?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Command and Control
Establishing command and control channels after successful exploitation is classified under the Command and Control phase of the Cyber Kill Chain.
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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Exploitation
Why it's wrong here
Exploitation triggers the vulnerability code on the target system.
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Command and Control
Why this is correct
Command and Control represents the phase where the attacker opens a remote management channel to control the victim.
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Actions on Objectives
Why it's wrong here
Actions on Objectives occurs after C2, when the attacker executes their primary goals like data exfiltration.
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Delivery
Why it's wrong here
Delivery refers to the transmission of the weaponized payload to the target environment.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official EC-Council exam blueprint
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