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QuestionQ22

Vulnerability Scanning and Penetration Testing

What is the term for validating which vulnerabilities in a network environment an attacker can exploit?

  • A Anomaly detection
  • B Vulnerability scanning
  • C Perimeter assessment
  • D Penetration testing
Explanation

Penetration testing actively attempts to exploit identified weaknesses to determine whether they are practically exploitable and what impact an attacker could achieve.

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