Cybersecurity Essentials: Practical Tools for Today's Digital Defenders

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K. A. CochranCybersecurity Essentialshttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0432-8_7

7. After the Breach: Decoding Post-exploitation Dynamics

Kodi A. Cochran¹  

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Infrastructure, WV Dept of Shared Administration, Charleston, WV, USA

 

In the complex world of cybersecurity, post-exploitation stands as a critical phase where the consequences of successful exploitation come to light. Post-exploitation encapsulates the actions taken after the malicious actors have achieved their goals. This stage is unique in that it is not actively working toward the initial goal but proving to cover the hacker’s tracks and maintain anonymity. During this phase, the exploiter will ...