Which of the following is the penetration tester using MOST to influence phishing targets to click on the link?

A penetration tester has prepared the following phishing email for an upcoming penetration test: Which of the following is the penetration tester using MOST to influence phishing targets to click on the link?A . Familiarity and likeness B. Authority and urgency C. Scarcity and fear D. Social proof and greedView...

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Deconfliction is necessary when the penetration test:

Deconfliction is necessary when the penetration test:A . determines that proprietary information is being stored in cleartext. B. occurs during the monthly vulnerability scanning. C. uncovers indicators of prior compromise over the course of the assessment. D. proceeds in parallel with a criminal digital forensic investigation.View AnswerAnswer: C Explanation: This...

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Which of the following commands should be used to accomplish the goal?

A mail service company has hired a penetration tester to conduct an enumeration of all user accounts on an SMTP server to identify whether previous staff member accounts are still active. Which of the following commands should be used to accomplish the goal?A . VRFY and EXPN B. VRFY and...

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Which of the following would allow the consultant to retrieve email addresses for technical and billing contacts quickly, without triggering any of the client’s cybersecurity tools?

During a penetration-testing engagement, a consultant performs reconnaissance of a client to identify potential targets for a phishing campaign. Which of the following would allow the consultant to retrieve email addresses for technical and billing contacts quickly, without triggering any of the client’s cybersecurity tools? (Choose two.)A . Scraping social...

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Which of the following commands would allow the tester to save the results in an interchangeable format?

A penetration tester needs to upload the results of a port scan to a centralized security tool. Which of the following commands would allow the tester to save the results in an interchangeable format?A . nmap -iL results 192.168.0.10-100 B. nmap 192.168.0.10-100 -O > results C. nmap -A 192.168.0.10-100 -oX...

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Which of the following is the MOST likely culprit?

A penetration tester is contracted to attack an oil rig network to look for vulnerabilities. While conducting the assessment, the support organization of the rig reported issues connecting to corporate applications and upstream services for data acquisitions. Which of the following is the MOST likely culprit?A . Patch installations B....

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Which of the following is the BEST way to provide confidentiality for the client while using this connection?

A penetration tester who is working remotely is conducting a penetration test using a wireless connection. Which of the following is the BEST way to provide confidentiality for the client while using this connection?A . Configure wireless access to use a AAA server. B. Use random MAC addresses on the...

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Which of the following steps should the tester take NEXT?

A penetration tester has been contracted to review wireless security. The tester has deployed a malicious wireless AP that mimics the configuration of the target enterprise WiFi. The penetration tester now wants to try to force nearby wireless stations to connect to the malicious AP. Which of the following steps...

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Which of the following approaches would BEST support the objective?

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...

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Which of the following commands would the penetration tester MOST likely use in order to establish a static ARP entry successfully?

A penetration tester successfully performed an exploit on a host and was able to hop from VLAN 100 to VLAN 200. VLAN 200 contains servers that perform financial transactions, and the penetration tester now wants the local interface of the attacker machine to have a static ARP entry in the...

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