ECCouncil ECSAv10 - EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA) v10 : Penetration Testing
You work as an IT security auditor hired by a law firm in Boston. You have been assigned the responsibility to audit the client for security risks. When assessing the risk to the clients network, what step should you take first?
An automated electronic mail message from a mail system which indicates that the user does not exist on that server is called as?
Which of the following documents helps in creating a confidential relationship between the pen tester and client to protect critical and confidential information or trade secrets?
Wireless communication allows networks to extend to places that might otherwise go untouched by the wired networks. When most people say ‘Wireless’ these days, they are referring to one of the 802.11 standards. There are three main 802.11 standards: B, A, and G.
Which one of the following 802.11 types uses DSSS Modulation, splitting the 2.4ghz band into channels?
A penetration test consists of three phases: pre-attack phase, attack phase, and post-attack phase.
Active reconnaissance which includes activities such as network mapping, web profiling, and perimeter mapping is a part which phase(s)?
What is a good security method to prevent unauthorized users from "tailgating"?
Julia is a senior security analyst for Berber Consulting group. She is currently working on a contract for a small accounting firm in Florida. They have given her permission to perform social engineering attacks on the company to see if their in-house training did any good. Julia calls the main number for the accounting firm and talks to the receptionist. Julia says that she is an IT technician from the company's main office in Iowa.
She states that she needs the receptionist's network username and password to troubleshoot a problem they are having. Julia says that Bill Hammond, the CEO of the company, requested this information. After hearing the name of the CEO, the receptionist gave Julia all the information she asked for.
What principal of social engineering did Julia use?
You work as a penetration tester for Hammond Security Consultants. You are currently working on a contract for the state government of California. Your next step is to initiate a DoS attack on their network. Why would you want to initiate a DoS attack on a system you are testing?
What is the maximum value of a “tinyint†field in most database systems?
You are running through a series of tests on your network to check for any security vulnerabilities. After normal working hours, you initiate a DoS attack against your external firewall. The firewall quickly freezes up and becomes unusable.
You then initiate an FTP connection from an external IP into your internal network. The connection is successful even though you have FTP blocked at the external firewall. What has happened?
