SANS SEC504 : Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling

  • Exam Code: SEC504
  • Exam Name: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling
  • Updated: Oct 14, 2026
  • Q & A: 330 Questions and Answers

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SANS SEC504 Exam Syllabus Topics:

SectionWeightObjectives
Defense and Threat Intelligence15%- Defensive tooling and automation
- Threat intelligence and MITRE ATT&CK
- Attack detection and monitoring
- Containment and remediation
Reconnaissance, Scanning and Enumeration18%- Network scanning and mapping
- Open-source intelligence (OSINT)
- Cloud environment reconnaissance
- SMB, FTP and service enumeration
- DNS and WHOIS interrogation
Incident Response and Cyber Investigations20%- Live system examination
- Legal and compliance considerations
- Network and log analysis
- Memory and malware investigation
- Incident handling frameworks (DAIR, PICERL)
Post-Exploitation and Evasion Techniques15%- Privilege escalation
- Covert communication and evasion
- Maintaining persistence
- Network pivoting and lateral movement
Password Attacks and Exploit Frameworks17%- Password hashing and cracking
- Exploit frameworks (Metasploit)
- Defending against password attacks
- Password spraying and brute force
Web Application and Public-Facing Attacks15%- Drive-by and client-side exploits
- XSS, IDOR and forced browsing
- Injection attacks (SQL, command)
- SSRF and cloud metadata attacks

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No mandatory prerequisites; basic knowledge of TCP/IP, Windows/Linux administration, and security concepts recommended

The official outline divides the SEC504 exam into weighted domains, including:

  • Defense and Threat Intelligence (15%)
  • Incident Response and Cyber Investigations (20%)
  • Web Application and Public-Facing Attacks (15%)

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SANS Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling Sample Questions:

Question #1

Which of the following netcat parameters makes netcat a listener that automatically restarts itself when a connection is dropped?

  • A. -L
  • B. -p
  • C. -l
  • D. -u
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Correct Answer: A  🗳️

Question #2

Your network is being flooded by ICMP packets. When you trace them down they come from multiple different IP addresses. What kind of attack is this?

  • A. Ping storm
  • B. Smurf attack
  • C. DDOS
  • D. Syn flood
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Correct Answer: C  🗳️

Question #3

Which of the following is an Internet mapping technique that relies on various BGP collectors that collect information such as routing updates and tables and provide this information publicly?

  • A. Path MTU discovery (PMTUD)
  • B. Firewalking
  • C. AS Route Inference
  • D. AS PATH Inference
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Correct Answer: D  🗳️

Question #4

Which of the following statements about reconnaissance is true?

  • A. It is a computer that is used to attract potential intruders or attackers.
  • B. It is any program that allows a hacker to connect to a computer without going through the normal authentication process.
  • C. It is also known as half-open scanning.
  • D. It describes an attempt to transfer DNS zone data.
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Correct Answer: D  🗳️

Question #5

You send SYN packets with the exact TTL of the target system starting at port 1 and going up to port 1024 using hping2 utility. This attack is known as __________.

  • A. Firewalking
  • B. Port scanning
  • C. Spoofing
  • D. Cloaking
Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

Correct Answer: A  🗳️

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