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CompTIA PenTest+ Study Guide

By : Mike Chapple, David Seidl
Book Image

CompTIA PenTest+ Study Guide

By: Mike Chapple, David Seidl

Overview of this book

The CompTIA PenTest+ Study Guide: Exam PT0-001 offers comprehensive preparation for the newest intermediate cybersecurity certification exam. With expert coverage of Exam PT0-001 objectives, this book is your ideal companion throughout all stages of study; whether you’re just embarking on your certification journey or finalizing preparations for the big day, this invaluable resource helps you solidify your understanding of essential skills and concepts. The book shows how to perform security assessments on desktops, mobile devices, cloud, IoT, as well as industrial and embedded systems. You'll learn how to identify security weaknesses and manage system vulnerabilities. As you progress, you'll learn methods to ensure that existing cybersecurity practices, configurations, and policies conform with current best practices. You'll assess your knowledge by simulating cyber attacks to pinpoint security weaknesses in operating systems, networks, and applications. By the end of the book, you'll have all the resources you need to prepare for the exam - identify what you already know, learn what you don’t know, and face the exam with full confidence.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Acknowledgments
2
About the Authors
3
Introduction
4
Assessment Test
5
Answers to Assessment Test
18
Index
19
Advert
20
End User License Agreement

Review Questions

You can find the answers in the Appendix.

  1. Mika runs the following Nmap scan:

    nmap -sU -sT -p 1-65535 example.com

    What information will she NOT receive?

    1. TCP services
    2. The state of the service
    3. UDP services
    4. MOD
  2. What technique is being used in the following command:

    host -t axfr domain.com dns1.domain.com

    1. DNS query
    2. Nslookup
    3. Dig scan
    4. Zone transfer
  3. After running an Nmap scan of a system, Lauren discovers that TCP ports 139, 443, and 3389 are open. What operating system is she most likely to discover running on the system?

    1. Windows
    2. Android
    3. Linux
    4. iOS
  4. Charles runs an Nmap scan using the following command:

    nmap -sT -sV -T2 -p 1-65535 example.com

    After watching the scan run for over two hours, he realizes that he needs to optimize the scan. Which of the following is not a useful way to speed up his scan?

    1. Only scan via UDP to improve speed.
    2. Change the scan timing to 3 or faster.
    3. Change to a SYN scan.
    4. Use the default port list.
  5. Karen identifies TCP ports 8080...