A security administrator has completed a monthly review of DNS server query logs. The administrator notices continuous name resolution attempts from a large number of internal hosts to a single Internet addressable domain name. The security administrator then correlated those logs with the establishment of persistent TCP connections out to this domain. The connections seem to be carrying on the order of kilobytes of data per week. Which of the following is the MOST likely explanation for this anomaly? A. An attacker is exfiltrating large amounts of proprietary company data. B. Employees are playing multiplayer computer games. C. A worm is attempting to spread to other hosts via SMB exploits. D. Internal hosts have become members of a botnet. Â Suggested Answer: D This question is in SY0-501 Exam For getting CompTIA Security+ certificate Disclaimers: The website is not related to, affiliated with, endorsed or authorized by CompTIA. Trademarks, certification & product names are used for reference only and belong to CompTIA. The website does not contain actual questions and answers from CompTIA's Certification Exams.
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