A security engineer is performing an assessment again for a company. The security engineer examines the following output from the review: Which of the following tools is the engineer utilizing to…

The correct answer is B. SCAP scanner. SCAP (Security Content Automation Protocol) is a NIST-defined framework that uses standardized languages (OVAL, XCCDF, CVE, CVSS) to automate vulnerability management and policy compliance evaluation. A SCAP scanner audits system configurations against defined security…

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A security engineer is performing an assessment again for a company. The security engineer examines the following output from the review:

Which of the following tools is the engineer utilizing to perform this assessment?

Options

AVulnerability scanner
BSCAP scanner
CPort scanner
DInterception proxy

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A
4% (1)
B
86% (24)
C
7% (2)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

SCAP (Security Content Automation Protocol) is a NIST-defined framework that uses standardized languages (OVAL, XCCDF, CVE, CVSS) to automate vulnerability management and policy compliance evaluation. A SCAP scanner audits system configurations against defined security baselines (such as DISA STIGs or CIS Benchmarks) and produces structured compliance reports. This type of output - showing system settings measured against a known security standard - is the hallmark of a SCAP scanner, distinguishing it from a vulnerability scanner (which finds exploitable flaws), a port scanner (which maps open ports), or an interception proxy (which intercepts HTTP traffic).

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