AP® Cybersecurity glossary

Exfiltrate

Also called: exfiltration

Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 2: Securing Spaces

To send stolen data out of an organization, part of the taking action phase.

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 2.1.C.6

Why it matters in Unit 2

Exfiltration is the moment data actually leaves.

Example

Copying the customer database to a server the adversary controls.

Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 2.1 Cyber Foundations

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