Question 56
A penetration tester is looking for a vulnerability that enables attackers to open doors via a specialized TCP service that is used for a physical access control system. The service exists on more than 100 different hosts, so the tester would like to automate the assessment. Identification requires the penetration tester to:
Have a full TCP connection
Send a "hello" payload
Walt for a response
Send a string of characters longer than 16 bytes
Which of the following approaches would BEST support the objective?
Have a full TCP connection
Send a "hello" payload
Walt for a response
Send a string of characters longer than 16 bytes
Which of the following approaches would BEST support the objective?
Question 57
A penetration tester is reviewing the following SOW prior to engaging with a client:
"Network diagrams, logical and physical asset inventory, and employees' names are to be treated as client confidential. Upon completion of the engagement, the penetration tester will submit findings to the client's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) via encrypted protocols and subsequently dispose of all findings by erasing them in a secure manner." Based on the information in the SOW, which of the following behaviors would be considered unethical?
(Choose two.)
"Network diagrams, logical and physical asset inventory, and employees' names are to be treated as client confidential. Upon completion of the engagement, the penetration tester will submit findings to the client's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) via encrypted protocols and subsequently dispose of all findings by erasing them in a secure manner." Based on the information in the SOW, which of the following behaviors would be considered unethical?
(Choose two.)
Question 58
A penetration tester discovers that a web server within the scope of the engagement has already been compromised with a backdoor. Which of the following should the penetration tester do NEXT?
Question 59
Performing a penetration test against an environment with SCADA devices brings additional safety risk because the:
Question 60
A penetration tester discovers during a recent test that an employee in the accounting department has been making changes to a payment system and redirecting money into a personal bank account. The penetration test was immediately stopped. Which of the following would be the BEST recommendation to prevent this type of activity in the future?