Ethical Hacking Midterm 1 Exam Questions and Correct Answers
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Ethical Hacking
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Ethical Hacking
What is an Ethical Hacker? Someone who is hired by companies to perform penetration tests
What is a penetration test? An attempt to break into a company's network to find the weakest link
What is a security test? This is more than a break-in attempt. It includes analyzing company's security polic...
Ethical Hacking Midterm 1 Exam
Questions and Correct Answers
What is an Ethical Hacker? ✅Someone who is hired by companies to perform
penetration tests
What is a penetration test? ✅An attempt to break into a company's network to find the
weakest link
What is a security test? ✅This is more than a break-in attempt. It includes analyzing
company's security policy and procedures. Vulnerabilities are reported.
What is an ethical hacker's role? ✅An ethical hacker's role is to perform most of the
same activities as a hacker but with the owners permission.
What is a hackers role? ✅They access a computer system or network without
authorization. They can go to prison.
What is a script kiddy or a packet monkey? ✅A younger, inexperienced hacker who
copies codes from knowledgeable hackers.
What do experienced penetration testers use? ✅Programming Languages and Scripts
What is a tiger box? ✅A collection of tools used for conducting vulnerability
assessments and attacks.
What is a white box model? ✅A tester is told about network topology and technology.
The tester is permitted to interview IT personnel and company employees.
What is a Gray Box model? ✅Hybrid of the white and black box models. Company
gives tester partial information such as operating systems but no network diagrams.
What's a minimum certification? ✅Security+ or equivalent
Who developed the Certified Ethical Hacker? ✅eecouncil, International Council of
Electronic Commerce Consultants
What is the CISSP? ✅Certified Information Systems Security Professional? It tests
security-related managerial skills.
What is GIAC? ✅Global Information Assurance Certification?
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