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SY0-701 · Question #400
An auditor discovered multiple insecure ports on some servers. Other servers were found to have legacy protocols enabled. Which of the following tools did the auditor use to discover these issues?
The correct answer is A. Nessus. Nessus is a vulnerability scanner that can identify insecure ports, legacy protocols, and other security issues on servers. It is designed to detect vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in
Submitted by chen.hong· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
Question
An auditor discovered multiple insecure ports on some servers. Other servers were found to have legacy protocols enabled. Which of the following tools did the auditor use to discover these issues?
Options
- ANessus
- Bcurl
- CWireshark
- Dnetcat
How the community answered
(28 responses)- A93% (26)
- B4% (1)
- C4% (1)
Explanation
Nessus is a vulnerability scanner that can identify insecure ports, legacy protocols, and other security issues on servers. It is designed to detect vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in
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