Lateral Movement: The Most Useful Tactic - USA Carry

I am in complete agreement with this author. The attacker has already initiated towards where You were. (S)He is going to have to stop, reasses, and reinitiate. It won't take the attacker long to do this, but it might be long enough for You to engage successfully.
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