Cybersecurity Program Quiz 7

Cybersecurity Quiz 7

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1. What is the primary goal of ethical hacking?

To disable security measures in corporate environments

To identify and fix security vulnerabilities before malicious hackers exploit them

To exploit security flaws for financial gain

To create malware for testing antivirus software

2. Which of the following is NOT a phase in the ethical hacking process?

Reconnaissance

Monetization

Exploitation

Reporting

3. Which tool is commonly used for network scanning in penetration testing?

Metasploit

Burp Suite

Nmap

Wireshark

4. During penetration testing, what is the purpose of privilege escalation?

Encrypting files to demand a ransom from the target

Hiding traces of the attack to avoid detection

Gaining higher access levels to identify deeper vulnerabilities

Exfiltrating sensitive data from the target system

5. Which penetration testing technique involves tricking employees into revealing credentials?

Port scanning

SQL injection

Social engineering

Buffer overflow

6. Which of the following is the best practice when reporting security flaws after a penetration test?

Publishing vulnerabilities online before notifying the affected company

Keeping findings confidential and not sharing them with the organization

Documenting vulnerabilities, risk levels, and remediation steps

Focusing only on critical vulnerabilities and ignoring low-risk ones

7. What is the primary purpose of using a honeypot in penetration testing?

To execute denial-of-service attacks on malicious actors

To provide attackers with easy access to sensitive data

To block all inbound and outbound network traffic

To detect and analyze unauthorized access attempts

8. Which penetration testing methodology is considered the most realistic?

Gray-box testing

Open-source testing

White-box testing

Black-box testing

9. What is the main difference between vulnerability scanning and penetration testing?

Penetration testing is automated, while vulnerability scanning is always manual

Vulnerability scanning detects potential weaknesses, while penetration testing actively exploits them

Penetration testing focuses only on web applications, while vulnerability scanning covers networks

Vulnerability scanning requires no technical expertise, while penetration testing does

10. Why is it important for ethical hackers to obtain proper authorization before conducting penetration tests?

To avoid reporting security flaws to the organization

To gain full control of an organization's network infrastructure

To bypass security measures without raising alerts

To ensure legal compliance and prevent unauthorized attacks

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