Question: You are working in the security operations center analyzing traffic on your network. You detect what you believe to be a port scan. What does this mean?

  1. This could be a specific program being run by your accounting department.
  2. This is an in-progress attack and should be reported immediately
  3. This is normal operation for your business.
  4. This could be a precursor to an attack.

Answer: The correct answer of the above question is Option D:This could be a precursor to an attack.