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What is the potential outcome of compromising any SNMP community strings on the target PC?

  • Denial of Service (DoS) attack
  • Compromise of the target server
  • Disclosure of information about the device (correct)
  • Remote access to the target PC

What is the potential outcome of launching a phishing attack using the Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET)?

  • Remote access to the target system
  • Denial of Service (DoS) attack
  • Disclosure of sensitive information (correct)
  • Malware infection on the target system

What is the main purpose of reverse engineering in mobile app security?

  • To bypass access control mechanisms implemented by mobile app developers
  • To understand the underlying architecture of a mobile application and potentially manipulate the mobile device (correct)
  • To present users with links to redirect them to malicious sites
  • To test mobile applications and determine how they communicate with web services and APIs

What is the primary purpose of sandbox analysis in mobile app security?

<p>To understand the behavior of a mobile application in a controlled environment (C)</p>
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What is the primary function of the Needle tool?

<p>To test the security of iOS applications (D)</p>
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What type of SQL injection attack involves entering a string to display all records in a database table?

<p>Boolean SQL injection (B)</p>
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What is a common vulnerability in BLE-enabled devices?

<p>Lack of cryptographic functions (D)</p>
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What is the purpose of using immutable queries as a mitigation for SQL injection vulnerabilities?

<p>To reduce the attack surface (D)</p>
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What is a characteristic of insecure APIs?

<p>They have weak authentication measures (D)</p>
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What is the purpose of a C2 utility?

<p>To create multiple reverse shells (C)</p>
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What is a consequence of hard-coded credentials?

<p>It can be leveraged by an attacker to completely compromise an application (B)</p>
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What is the primary purpose of a watering hole attack?

<p>To infect a group of users who visit a compromised website (C)</p>
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Which measure should the tester recommend to the company to prevent SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks?

<p>User input sanitization (D)</p>
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What is a good operational control implemented in the access policy for a datacenter?

<p>Time-of-day restrictions (C)</p>
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Which solution would achieve the goal of implementing multifactor authentication for the datacenter access?

<p>Biometric controls (D)</p>
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What is the purpose of a security audit?

<p>To identify vulnerabilities in the system (D)</p>
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What is the benefit of implementing multifactor authentication for the datacenter access?

<p>It provides an additional layer of security (D)</p>
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What is the purpose of a penetration tester's post-engagement cleanup process?

<p>To remove any traces of the testing activity (B)</p>
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What is the primary goal of penetration testing?

<p>To identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses, and test defenses and response strategies (A)</p>
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Which type of vulnerability assessment involves scanning for open ports, services, and OS detection?

<p>Network-based (B)</p>
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What is the process of taking advantage of vulnerabilities in a network to gain unauthorized access or control?

<p>Network exploitation (C)</p>
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Which social engineering technique involves creating a fake scenario to gain trust and access?

<p>Pretexting (C)</p>
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What is the first step in the incident response process?

<p>Contain the incident to prevent further damage (C)</p>
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What is the goal of a network penetration test?

<p>To identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses in a system (A)</p>
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What is the purpose of enumeration in network exploitation?

<p>To gather information about network devices, services, and users (A)</p>
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What is the goal of social engineering?

<p>To exploit human psychology to gain unauthorized access or control (A)</p>
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What is the purpose of post-exploitation in network exploitation?

<p>To maintain access, escalate privileges, and cover tracks (B)</p>
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What is the goal of incident response?

<p>To respond to and manage a security incident or data breach (D)</p>
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What is the primary goal of the reporting and remediation phase in ethical hacking?

<p>To provide a report of findings and recommendations to the system owner (D)</p>
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What type of tool is Burp Suite?

<p>Web application scanning tool (B)</p>
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What is a benefit of ethical hacking in an organization?

<p>It provides a cost-effective way to identify and fix security vulnerabilities (D)</p>
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What is the purpose of using network scanning tools in ethical hacking?

<p>To identify open ports and services on a network (C)</p>
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What is the purpose of ethical hacking in an organization?

<p>To identify and remediate vulnerabilities before malicious hackers can exploit them (D)</p>
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What is the primary goal of ethical hacking?

<p>To identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses to improve security (A)</p>
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What is the characteristic of a white-hat hacker?

<p>Works to improve security and protect against threats (D)</p>
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What is the first step in the ethical hacking process?

<p>Reconnaissance (D)</p>
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What is a characteristic of a bug bounty hunter?

<p>Earns rewards for discovering and reporting vulnerabilities (C)</p>
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What is the primary responsibility of an ethical hacker?

<p>To report all identified vulnerabilities to the system owner (B)</p>
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What is the primary goal of penetration testing?

<p>To identify vulnerabilities and test defenses (D)</p>
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What is the second step in the vulnerability assessment process?

<p>Vulnerability identification (B)</p>
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What type of penetration testing is used to test the security of a Wi-Fi network?

<p>Wireless penetration testing (A)</p>
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What is the primary goal of incident response?

<p>To respond to a real-world attack (A)</p>
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What is the goal of social engineering penetration testing?

<p>To test human vulnerability to phishing and pretexting (A)</p>
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What is the primary goal of network exploitation in penetration testing?

<p>To use identified vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access (A)</p>
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What is the purpose of vulnerability scanning in penetration testing?

<p>To identify potential vulnerabilities in a network (C)</p>
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What is the first step in the incident response process?

<p>Identification (C)</p>
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What is the primary goal of social engineering in penetration testing?

<p>To use psychological manipulation to deceive individuals (C)</p>
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What is the purpose of Nmap in penetration testing?

<p>To perform network exploration and security auditing (C)</p>
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What is the purpose of the incident response team (IRT) in incident response?

<p>To respond to incidents (A)</p>
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