During a Penetration Test, the Tester Performs a Preliminary Scan

question 307

Multiple Choice

During a penetration test, the tester performs a preliminary scan for any responsive hosts. Which of the following BEST explains why the tester is doing this?

• A) To determine if the network routes are improperly forwarding request packets
• B) To identify the total number of hosts and determine if the network can be victimized by a DoS attack
• C) To identify servers for subsequent scans and further investigation
• D) To identify the unresponsive hosts and determine if those could be used as zombies in a follow-up scan.

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