A Security Engineer Has Been Hired to Design a Device

question 150

Multiple Choice

A security engineer has been hired to design a device that will enable the exfiltration of data from within a well-defended network perimeter during an authorized test. The device must bypass all firewalls and NIDS in place, as well as allow for the upload of commands from a centralized command and control server . The total cost of the device must be kept to a minimum in case the device is discovered during an assessment. Which of the following tools should the engineer load onto the device being designed?

• A) Custom firmware with rotating key generation
• B) Automatic MITM proxy
• C) TCP beacon broadcast software
• D) Reverse shell endpoint listener

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