CS0-003: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)

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QuestionQ51

Security Operations

During a review of a packet capture, a security analyst identifies the following output as suspicious:

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Which option best characterizes the type of activity the analyst has identified?

Explanation

Beaconing is periodic outbound communication from a host to a consistent remote destination, commonly used by malware or other command-and-control clients to check in and receive instructions. Repeated small UDP packets at regular intervals match this pattern.

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