A Penetration Tester Is Trying to Gain Access to a Remote

question 369

Multiple Choice

A penetration tester is trying to gain access to a remote system. The tester is able to see the secure login page and knows one user account and email address, but has not yet discovered a password. Which of the following would be the EASIEST method of obtaining a password for the known account?

• A) Man-in-the-middle
• B) Reverse engineering
• C) Social engineering
• D) Hash cracking

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