CS2 L3 T4 Q1: Quiz

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1. Question

Which of the following accurately defines penetration testing?

2. Question

True or False: Penetration testing only involves identifying potential vulnerabilities and does not actively exploit them.

3. Question

How does penetration testing differ from passive vulnerability assessment?

4. Question

True or False: Rules of engagement in penetration testing specify what activities are permitted or not permitted during an assessment.

5. Question

Which type of penetration test provides no privileged information about the target network?

6. Question

True or False: Bug bounty programs are used to crowdsource detection of vulnerabilities and are only open to public submissions.

7. Question

What is the primary difference between passive and active reconnaissance in penetration testing?

8. Question

True or False: Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) relies on finding information that the company intentionally makes publicly available.

9. Question

War driving involves:

10. Question

True or False: Persistence in the pen test attack life cycle refers to the tester’s ability to reconnect to the compromised host and use it as a backdoor.

11. Question

What is the purpose of privilege escalation in the pen test attack life cycle?

12. Question

True or False: Pivoting allows the pen tester to bypass network boundaries and compromise servers on an inside network.

13. Question

Which tool is specifically designed for advanced penetration testing and includes preinstalled security software?

14. Question

True or False: Metasploit is a versatile penetration testing framework used for the development, testing, and execution of exploit code.

15. Question

Which tool is commonly used for network discovery and security auditing?

16. Question

True or False: Burp Suite is a web vulnerability scanner that is effective for testing web applications.

17. Question

Which tool is used for detecting and analyzing vulnerabilities in network infrastructure?