Q. What is the purpose of the "Appendix" section in a penetration testing report?

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Q. Why is secure handling and disposition of penetration testing reports crucial?

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Q. What should be specified in the penetration testing agreement regarding the storage time of the report?

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Q. What is an essential post-report delivery activity for penetration testers before closing out a project?

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Q. What is a basic principle that penetration testers should follow during post-engagement cleanup?

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Q. What are three important post-engagement cleanup activities highlighted by CompTIA?

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Q. What is the purpose of obtaining formal client acceptance in a penetration testing engagement?

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Q. What is the purpose of the lessons learned session in a penetration testing engagement?

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Q. Why is it often helpful to have a third party moderate the lessons learned session in a penetration testing engagement?

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Q. What might be included in follow-up actions after a penetration testing engagement?

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Q. When might a formal attestation of findings be requested in a penetration testing engagement?

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Q. What does the level of detail in a formal attestation of findings depend on?

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Q. What should testers observe regarding data retention and destruction at the conclusion of a penetration testing engagement?

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Q. What type of report is the client requesting when they ask for a letter documenting the penetration test results for compliance files?

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Q. Wendy is reviewing the results of a penetration test and learns that her organization uses the same local administrator password on all systems. Which one of the following tools can help her resolve this issue?

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Q. Which one of the following is not a normal communication trigger for a penetration test?

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Q. Gary ran an Nmap scan of a system and discovered that it is listening on port 22 despite the fact that it should not be accepting SSH connections. What finding should he report?

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Q. Tom’s organization currently uses password-based authentication and would like to move to multifactor authentication. Which one of the following is an acceptable second factor?

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Q. Which one of the following items is not appropriate for the executive summary of a penetration testing report?

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Q. Which one of the following activities is not commonly performed during the post-engagement cleanup phase?

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