Mark works as the Network Administrator for XYZ CORP. The company has a Unix-based network. Mark wants to scan one of the Unix systems to detect security vulnerabilities. To accomplish this, he uses…

The correct answer is B. It is composed mostly of bash scripts C. It works on a wide variety of platforms. D. It is very modular. Tiger Analytical Research Assistant (TARA) is a set of scripts that scans a Unix system for security problems. Following are the pros and cons of using TARA. Pros: It is open source. It is very modular. It can work on a wide variety of platforms. It is composed mostly of bash…

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Question

Mark works as the Network Administrator for XYZ CORP. The company has a Unix-based network. Mark wants to scan one of the Unix systems to detect security vulnerabilities. To accomplish this, he uses TARA as a system scanner. What can be the reasons that made Mark use TARA?

Options

AIt has a very specific function of seeking paths to root.
BIt is composed mostly of bash scripts
CIt works on a wide variety of platforms.
DIt is very modular.

How the community answered

(19 responses)

A
21% (4)
B
79% (15)

Explanation

Tiger Analytical Research Assistant (TARA) is a set of scripts that scans a Unix system for security problems. Following are the pros and cons of using TARA. Pros: It is open source. It is very modular. It can work on a wide variety of platforms. It is composed mostly of bash scripts; hence, it can run on any Unix platform with little difficulty. Cons: It has a very specific function of seeking paths to root. Answer: A is incorrect. It is a limitation of TARA that reduces its flexibility to be used for different purposes.

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#TARA scanner#vulnerability scanning#Unix security#security tools

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