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SY0-501 · Question #503
A new security administrator ran a vulnerability scanner for the first time and caused a system outage. Which of the following types of scans MOST likely caused the outage?
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Submitted by yousef_jo· Mar 4, 2026Security operations
Question
A new security administrator ran a vulnerability scanner for the first time and caused a system outage. Which of the following types of scans MOST likely caused the outage?
Options
- ANon-intrusive credentialed scan
- BNon-intrusive non-credentialed scan
- CIntrusive credentialed scan
- DIntrusive non-credentialed scan
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#vulnerability scanning#intrusive scan#non-credentialed scan#system outage