Which of the following remediation techniques would be the BEST to recommend?

A penetration tester found several critical SQL injection vulnerabilities during an assessment of a client's system. The tester would like to suggest mitigation to the client as soon as possible. Which of the following remediation techniques would be the BEST to recommend? (Choose two.)A . Closing open servicesB . Encryption...

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Which of the following commands would help the tester START this process?

A penetration tester has obtained a low-privilege shell on a Windows server with a default configuration and now wants to explore the ability to exploit misconfigured service permissions. Which of the following commands would help the tester START this process?A . certutil Curlcache Csplit Cf http://192.168.2.124/windows-binaries/ accesschk64.exeB . powershell (New-Object...

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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 should the tester do AFTER delivering the final report?

A penetration tester ran the following commands on a Windows server: Which of the following should the tester do AFTER delivering the final report?A . Delete the scheduled batch job.B . Close the reverse shell connection.C . Downgrade the svsaccount permissions.D . Remove the tester-created credentials.View AnswerAnswer: D

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Which of the following could be used for a denial-of-service attack on the network segment?

A penetration tester who is conducting a vulnerability assessment discovers that ICMP is disabled on a network segment. Which of the following could be used for a denial-of-service attack on the network segment?A . SmurfB . Ping floodC . FraggleD . Ping of deathView AnswerAnswer: C Explanation: Fraggle attack is...

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Which of the following would a company's hunt team be MOST interested in seeing in a final report?

Which of the following would a company's hunt team be MOST interested in seeing in a final report?A . Executive summaryB . Attack TTPsC . MethodologyD . Scope detailsView AnswerAnswer: B

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Which of the following is the BEST action for the tester to take?

A penetration tester, who is doing an assessment, discovers an administrator has been exfiltrating proprietary company information. The administrator offers to pay the tester to keep quiet. Which of the following is the BEST action for the tester to take?A . Check the scoping document to determine if exfiltration is...

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Which of the following attack types is MOST concerning to the company?

A company is concerned that its cloud service provider is not adequately protecting the VMs housing its software development. The VMs are housed in a datacenter with other companies sharing physical resources. Which of the following attack types is MOST concerning to the company?A . Data floodingB . Session ridingC...

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Which of the following concerns would BEST support the software company’s request?

A company that developers embedded software for the automobile industry has hired a penetration-testing team to evaluate the security of its products prior to delivery. The penetration-testing team has stated its intent to subcontract to a reverse-engineering team capable of analyzing binaries to develop proof-of-concept exploits. The software company has...

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Which of the following actions would BEST enable the tester to perform phishing in a later stage of the assessment?

In the process of active service enumeration, a penetration tester identifies an SMTP daemon running on one of the target company’s servers. Which of the following actions would BEST enable the tester to perform phishing in a later stage of the assessment?A . Test for RFC-defined protocol conformance.B . Attempt...

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