Pivoting through compromised machines means the intruder is using one infiltrated device to access other internal targets. This broadens their presence inside a network. Monitoring traffic focuses on collecting data and does not allow hopping from one device to another. DNS (Domain Name System) tunneling is often used to disguise data exfiltration, not move deeper into multiple systems. Stopping malicious processes on a single host does not provide new access to other endpoints.
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