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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

Chapter 8: Exploiting Physical and Social Vulnerabilities

  1. C. Whaling is a specialized form of phishing that targets important leaders and senior staff. If Cynthia was specifically targeting individuals, it would be spear phishing. Smishing uses SMS messages, and VIPhishing was made up for this question.
  2. B. A mantrap allows only one individual through at a time, with doors at either end that unlock and open one at a time. It will prevent most piggybacking or tailgating behavior unless employees are willfully negligent.
  3. D. Most organizations continue to use RFID or magnetic stripe technology for entry access cards, making a penetration tester’s job easier, since both technologies can be cloned. Smart cards are far more difficult to clone if implemented properly.
  4. A. Jen is impersonating an administrative assistant. Interrogation techniques are more aggressive and run the risk of making the target defensive or aware they are being interrogated. Shoulder surfing is the process...