ECSA v10: EC-Council Certified Security Analyst v10

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VerifiedNetwork Penetration Testing Methodology – External

A penetration tester at Trinity Ltd. is conducting IoT device testing. As part of this process, he is checking the IoT devices for open ports with port scanners such as Nmap. After identifying the open ports, he begins using automated tools to check each open port for exploitable vulnerabilities.

Which IoT security issue is the penetration tester attempting to uncover?

Explanation

Insecure network services are unnecessary, exposed, or vulnerable services running on an IoT device. Port scanning identifies those services, and vulnerability scanning tests whether they can be exploited.

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