Arista Network Detection & Response Specialist
Validate your expertise in Arista NDR (Awake Security). Master threat detection, investigation, and automated response to become a certified specialist in network detection and response.
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Using the entity graph data, what is the most logical next pivot step after discovering that a compromised workstation (IP 192.168.1.45) communicated with a malicious external host?
Entity Graph (partial):
Device: 192.168.1.45 (Workstation)
-> External IP: 203.0.113.5 (Malicious C2 - JA3 match)
-> Internal Flow to 192.168.1.100 (File Server) via SMB
User: jdoe (Active Directory account)
-> Logged into 192.168.1.45 at 10:00 UTC
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