A Security Analyst Wants to Identify Which Vulnerabilities a Potential

question 66

Multiple Choice

A security analyst wants to identify which vulnerabilities a potential attacker might initially exploit if the network is compromised. Which of the following would provide the BEST results?

• A) Baseline configuration assessment
• B) Uncredentialed scan
• C) Network ping sweep
• D) External penetration test

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