CompTIA CySA+ CS0-003 Practice Question

Your network monitoring system has flagged an alert for an abnormal spike in outbound traffic volume. This spike is characterized by a concentrated burst of data heading to several external IP addresses that have not been previously encountered in regular network traffic patterns. What should be the PRIMARY concern raised by this scenario?

  • A routine cloud storage synchronization process

  • Implementation of new backup procedures by the IT department

  • An accidental misconfiguration of network protocol settings

  • Potential data exfiltration in progress

CompTIA CySA+ CS0-003
Security Operations
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