A Security Analyst Conducts a Manual Scan on a Known

question 672

Multiple Choice

A security analyst conducts a manual scan on a known hardened host that identifies many non-compliant configuration items. Which of the following BEST describe why this has occurred? (Choose two.)

• A) Privileged-user credentials were used to scan the host
• B) Non-applicable plugins were selected in the scan policy
• C) The incorrect audit file was used
• D) The output of the report contains false positives
• E) The target host has been compromised

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