DNS Zone Transfer and Zone Transfer API Quiz

Social Engineering

• The primary goal of social engineering is to manipulate individuals into divulging confidential or sensitive information.
• A technique NOT typically used in social engineering attacks is threats.

Port Scanning and Enumeration

• The main purpose of port scanning is to identify open ports and services on a network.
• The key objective of enumeration is to gather information about a system, such as user accounts, system permissions, and network shares.

Operating System Vulnerabilities

• Attackers exploit operating system vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access to a system or network.

DNS Zone Transfer

• The main purpose of DNS zone transfer is to replicate DNS data between DNS servers.
• Attackers can exploit zone transfers to gain access to sensitive information about a network, such as DNS zone data.

Mod 6 Enumeration

• The main goal of Mod 6 Enumeration in cybersecurity is to gather information about a system, including network shares, user accounts, and system permissions.

Firewall

• The main purpose of a firewall is to control incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules.
• A firewall uses the source IP address, destination IP address, and port number to determine whether to allow or block data packets.

Network Tools

• Wireshark is primarily used for packet capturing and analysis.
• Traceroute is a tool used to track the path of network packets from a source to a destination.

Rootkits

• A rootkit is designed to hide malicious software and activities from the operating system and security software.
• User-mode rootkits operate within the application layer of the operating system.
• Kernel-level rootkits are more challenging to detect compared to user-mode rootkits because they operate at the kernel level, allowing them to manipulate system functions and data.
• Rootkits can infect a computer's boot process by modifying the Master Boot Record (MBR) or boot sectors.
• Hypervisor rootkits are distinguished from other types of rootkits because they operate at the hypervisor level, allowing them to control and manipulate the underlying operating system.

Footprinting

• The main objective of footprinting in cybersecurity is to gather information about a target system or network, such as network topology, system vulnerabilities, and open ports.
• CyberKit does not provide Whois lookup functionality for footprinting.