Q. What is the importance of defining a communication path during the planning stages of an engagement?

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Q. What should the communication path include during a penetration test engagement?

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Q. How can penetration testers establish a regular rhythm of communication with clients?

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Q. What is the purpose of periodic status updates during a penetration test engagement?

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Q. When does the completion of a testing stage serve as a communication trigger during a penetration test?

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Q. Why should penetration testers immediately communicate the discovery of a critical finding to management?

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Q. What is the recommended action for penetration testers who discover indicators of an ongoing or past compromise?

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Q. Why is reprioritizing the goals of a penetration test considered acceptable?

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Q. What is emphasized regarding reprioritization in the world of penetration testing?

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Q. What is the primary objective of recommending mitigation strategies in a penetration test?

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Q. Why are penetration testers uniquely suited to recommend ways to remediate discovered flaws?

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Q. In the context of penetration testing, what do technical controls primarily provide defense against?

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Q. What is an example of an administrative control?

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Q. How do physical controls contribute to security in a penetration test?

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Q. What risk might an organization address by implementing an employee awareness campaign, a new business process for wire transfers, and email content filtering simultaneously?

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Q. How can organizations remediate the vulnerability of weak password complexity?

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Q. What is the disadvantage of storing passwords in plaintext on a server?

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Q. Why is the risk of storing passwords in plaintext significant, even after a system has been compromised?

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Q. What is the recommended solution for preventing passwords stored on a server from being easily accessible to attackers?

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Q. Why might the reliance on passwords pose a serious security risk?

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