DataVista Technologies, a tech startup, has just experienced a malware attack that resulted in a data breach. The company hires Mustafa, a cybersecurity consultant, to investigate the attack and help prevent future ones like it. Mustafa decides to apply the Cyber Kill framework to better understand the attack and explain it to his client. He identifies events in the attack that correspond to the framework.

The attacker probed the DataVista Technologies servers for vulnerabilities, chose the malware for the attack, and then sent the malware to some employees through email. In the fourth step of the Cyber Kill framework, the malware was activated.

Which of the following events in the attack corresponds to the Cyber Kill framework’s fourth step, exploitation?

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DataVista Technologies, a tech startup, has just experienced a malware attack that resulted in a data breach. The company hires Mustafa, a cybersecurity consultant, to investigate the attack and help prevent future ones like it. Mustafa decides to apply the Cyber Kill framework to better understand the attack and explain it to his client. He identifies events in the attack that correspond to the framework. 
 
The attacker probed the DataVista Technologies servers for vulnerabilities, chose the malware for the attack, and then sent the malware to some employees through email. In the fourth step of the Cyber Kill framework, the malware was activated. 
 
Which of the following events in the attack corresponds to the Cyber Kill framework’s fourth step, exploitation?

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The malware creates a backdoor in the system so that the attacker can maintain network access even if the initial vulnerability is patched.

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The attacker uses a hidden web server to establish communication with compromised systems and the malware.

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An employee clicks a suspicious link in an email, which grants the malware access to the company’s systems.

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The attacker disrupts the company’s operations by tampering with the inventory management system.

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