Mike, a security professional, is tasked with actively verifying the strength of the security controls on a company's live modem pool. Which of the following activities is MOST appropriate?

The correct answer is A. War dialing. War dialing involves systematically dialing a range of phone numbers to discover modems, fax machines, and remote access systems. Since Mike is testing a live modem pool, war dialing is the directly applicable technique. War chalking (B) involves marking public areas to…

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Options

AWar dialing
BWar chalking
CWar driving
DBluesnarfing

How the community answered

(20 responses)

A
85% (17)
B
5% (1)
D
10% (2)

Explanation

War dialing involves systematically dialing a range of phone numbers to discover modems, fax machines, and remote access systems. Since Mike is testing a live modem pool, war dialing is the directly applicable technique. War chalking (B) involves marking public areas to indicate nearby Wi-Fi networks. War driving (C) involves scanning for wireless networks while driving. Bluesnarfing (D) is unauthorized access to data on Bluetooth-enabled devices. None of those apply to modem pools.

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#war dialing#penetration testing#modem pool#vulnerability assessment

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