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Actual exam question from Isaca's CISA
Question #: 387
Topic #: 1
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Which of the following security assessment techniques attempts to exploit a system's open ports?

  • A. Vulnerability scanning
  • B. Penetration testing
  • C. Network scanning
  • D. Password cracking
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

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shalota2
1 month, 1 week ago
Network Scanning is the part of Penetration Testing. Gathering information like open ports, service running on these ports and much more but is not used for exploits. So I think the answer here is A. Penetration Testing is that type of testing when you try to exploits the vulnerabilities such as common open ports.
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starzuu
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
"exploit" is the key word here.
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Pakawat
1 year, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: B
Pen Test
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3008
1 year, 2 months ago
Selected Answer: C
'network scanning' is first hacking tech, and second 'Vulnerability scanning' is going tech
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zebree
1 year, 5 months ago
Selected Answer: B
"Network scanning" is not the technique that attempts to exploit a system's open ports. The technique that attempts to exploit a system's open ports is "Penetration testing".
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MOHAMMADSALTI
1 year, 6 months ago
It is c as network scanning is one phase of penetration testing
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peelu
1 year, 7 months ago
Selected Answer: B
B. Penetration testing
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Julianleehk
1 year, 7 months ago
should be B
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Forever25
1 year, 9 months ago
Can someone explain why the correct answer is B? Network scanning doesn`t exploits ports, it just identifies them. Pentest is using for exploiting
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