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SY0-501 · Question #380

A penetration tester is conducting an assessment on Comptia.org and runs the following command from a coffee shop while connected to the public Internet: c:\nslookup -querytype=MX comptia.org Server:

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Submitted by saadiq_pk· Mar 4, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

Question

A penetration tester is conducting an assessment on Comptia.org and runs the following command from a coffee shop while connected to the public Internet:

c:\nslookup -querytype=MX comptia.org Server: Unknown Address: 198.51.100.45 comptia.org MX preference=10, mail exchanger = 92.68.102.33 comptia.org MX preference=20, mail exchanger = exchg1.comptia.org exchg1.comptia.org internet address = 192.168.102.67 Which of the following should the penetration tester conclude about the command output?

Options

  • AThe public/private views on the Comptia.org DNS servers are misconfigured.
  • BComptia.org is running an older mail server, which may be vulnerable to exploits.
  • CThe DNS SPF records have not been updated for Comptia.org.
  • D192.168.102.67 is a backup mail server that may be more vulnerable to attack.

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#DNS#MX records#information disclosure#penetration testing
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