Joe, a Contractor, Is Hired by a Firm to Perform

question 665

Multiple Choice

Joe, a contractor, is hired by a firm to perform a penetration test against the firm's infrastructure. When conducting the scan, he receives only the network diagram and the network list to scan against the network. Which of the following scan types is Joe performing?

• A) Authenticated
• B) White box
• C) Automated
• D) Gray box

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Definitions:

Debt Securities

Financial instruments representing a loan made by an investor to a borrower, typically including features like the principal amount, interest rate, and maturity date.

Equity Securities

Financial instruments that represent ownership in a company or an entitlement to a share in its profits.

Cost Method

An accounting approach used to measure the value of an investment, where the investment's cost includes the purchase price and any costs of acquisition.

Trading Securities

These are securities that a company holds for the purpose of selling them in the near term to profit from price variations, reported at fair value.