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What is the primary purpose of pentesting?
What is the primary purpose of pentesting?
- To exploit systems for personal gain
- To ethically breach a system's security for vulnerability identification (correct)
- To disrupt system operations for competitive advantage
- To launch cyber attacks on networks
What is the ultimate goal of pentesters during a pentest?
What is the ultimate goal of pentesters during a pentest?
- Installing malware for future attacks
- Disabling the network
- Stealing sensitive information
- Achieving full administrative access (correct)
How do modern pentesting approaches streamline the process?
How do modern pentesting approaches streamline the process?
- By outsourcing the entire process to third-party vendors
- By conducting pentests less frequently
- By using freelance security researchers and advanced software platforms (correct)
- By relying solely on automated programs for testing
What are the three categories used to evaluate different pentesting methodologies?
What are the three categories used to evaluate different pentesting methodologies?
What should a pentest offering provide according to the text?
What should a pentest offering provide according to the text?
What is the main problem with the private disclosure model?
What is the main problem with the private disclosure model?
Why do bug bounty programs often require the private disclosure model?
Why do bug bounty programs often require the private disclosure model?
What can lead researchers to adopt the full disclosure approach?
What can lead researchers to adopt the full disclosure approach?
What is the discretion of the organization in the private disclosure model?
What is the discretion of the organization in the private disclosure model?
Why is collaboration extremely important in the vulnerability disclosure process?
Why is collaboration extremely important in the vulnerability disclosure process?
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