A security engineer must investigate a recent breach within the organization.

The event where a breached workstation is trying to connect to a known malicious domain suggests that the attacker is moving towards their end goals, which typically involves actions on objectives.

In the Cyber Kill Chain framework, "Action on objectives" refers to the steps taken by an attacker to achieve their intended outcomes, such as data exfiltration, destruction, or ransom demands.

This phase involves the attacker executing their final mission within the target environment, leveraging access gained in earlier stages of the attack.

References

Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain

Understanding the Stages of Cyber Attacks

Incident Response and the Cyber Kill Chain