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PT0-002 · Question #418

A penetration testing firm performs an assessment every six months for the same customer. While performing network scanning for the latest assessment, the penetration tester observes that several of t

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Reconnaissance and enumeration

Question

A penetration testing firm performs an assessment every six months for the same customer. While performing network scanning for the latest assessment, the penetration tester observes that several of the target hosts appear to be residential connections associated with a major television and ISP in the area. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the observation?

Options

  • AThe penetration tester misconfigured the network scanner.
  • BThe network scanning tooling is not functioning properly.
  • CThe IP ranges changed ownership.
  • DThe network scanning activity is being blocked by a firewall.

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Topics

#Network scanning#IP address allocation#Reconnaissance findings#Scope verification
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