Which term describes the points in the network from which entry attempts originate?

• A. Numbers Involved in the Attack
• B. Timeliness
• C. Attack Origination Points
• D. Knowledge Source

Answer: (C)

The main idea is identifying where intrusion attempts come from in the network. Attack origination points describe the network locations—such as specific IP addresses, subnets, or regional/ASN contexts—from which entry attempts are launched. Knowing these points helps you trace attacker activity, block or filter traffic at the edge, and analyze the infrastructure behind the attempts. For example, if you see a surge of failed logins coming from a certain subnet, that subnet is an origination point. The other terms don’t fit as well: numbers involved refers to how many attempts, timeliness to when they occur, and knowledge source to where you got the information, not where the traffic originates.