Quiz 15

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Network Security Assessment Quiz

Test your knowledge on network security assessment and vulnerability testing with our engaging quiz! This quiz is designed to challenge your understanding of essential security tools, assessment methodologies, and best practices.

Whether you're an aspiring cybersecurity professional or just looking to brush up on your knowledge, this quiz will cover critical topics, including:

Network discovery tools
Security assessment reports
Penetration testing types

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by ScanningFalcon537

Which one of the following is not normally included in a security assessment?

Mitigation of vulnerabilities

Threat assessment

Risk assessment

Vulnerability scan

Which one of the following tests provides the most accurate and detailed information about the security state of a server?

Unauthenticated scan

Half-open scan

Authenticated scan

Port-scan

Badin Industries runs a web application that processes e-commerce orders and handles credit card transactions. As such, it is subject to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). The company recently performed a web vulnerability scan of the application and it had no unsatisfactory findings. How often must Badin rescan the application?

There is no rescanning requirements

Only if the application changes

At least annually

At least monthly

Grace is performing a penetration test against a client's network and would like to use a food to assist in automatically executing common exploits. Which one of the following security tools will best meet her needs?

Nmap

Nessus

Metasploit

Snort

Paul would like to test his application against slightly modified versions of the previously used input. What type of test does Paul intend to perform?

Application vulnerability review

Code review

Generational fuzzing

Mutation fuzzing

Users of a banking application may try to withdraw funds that don't exist from their account. Developers are awarer of this threat and implemented code to protect against it. What type of software would most likely catch this type of vulnerability if the developer

SQL injection testing

Fuzzing

Misuse case testing

Code review

What type of interface testing would identify flaws in a program's command line interface?

User interface testing

Security interface testing

Physical interface testing

Application programming interface testing

During what type of penetration test does the tester always have access to system configuration information?

Red box penetration test

Black box penetration test

Gray box penetration test

White box penetration test

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