GIAC GPEN Exam - Topic 4 Question 13 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GPEN exam

Question #: 13
Topic #: 4

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Which of the following penetration testing phases involves gathering data from whois, DNS, and network scanning, which helps in mapping a target network and provides valuable information regarding the operating system and applications running on the systems?

APost-attack phase

BAttack phase

COn-attack phase

DPre-attack phase

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Suggested Answer: D

by Lavonna at May 05, 2022, 01:27 AM

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Devorah

4 months ago

I thought it was the Attack phase at first, but Pre-attack makes more sense.

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Wilbert

4 months ago

Nope, it's not the Post-attack phase, that's for sure.

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Elbert

4 months ago

Wait, is there really an "On-attack phase"? Sounds weird.

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Dalene

4 months ago

Totally agree, it's all about gathering intel first.

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Jaime

5 months ago

That's definitely the Pre-attack phase!

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Refugia

5 months ago

I’m a bit confused; I thought the attack phase also involved some reconnaissance, but now I’m leaning towards pre-attack for this one.

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Dick

5 months ago

I remember practicing a question similar to this, and I think it was definitely about mapping the network, which sounds like pre-attack to me.

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Lon

5 months ago

I think the phase where we gather data like whois and DNS info is the pre-attack phase, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Alexia

5 months ago

I feel like the post-attack phase is more about analyzing the results, so it must be pre-attack where we gather that initial data.

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Serita

5 months ago

Okay, let's see. Since the question mentions a cloned credit card with personal information, I'm guessing this would fall under the "digital" category of data breaches. I'll go with that.

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Cecilia

5 months ago

Hmm, this is a tricky one. I need to make sure I don't just go for the most expensive or resilient option, but really consider how the SVAs are intended to be used. I'll read the question and answers closely.

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Dahlia

5 months ago

This seems like a good opportunity to demonstrate my understanding of HTML5 audio features and browser compatibility. I'm feeling confident about this one.

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