Exam CS0-003 topic 1 question 146 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's CS0-003

Question #: 146
Topic #: 1

An analyst is conducting routine vulnerability assessments on the company infrastructure. When performing these scans, a business-critical server crashes, and the cause is traced back to the vulnerability scanner. Which of the following is the cause of this issue?

A. The scanner is running without an agent installed.
B. The scanner is running in active mode.
C. The scanner is segmented improperly
D. The scanner is configured with a scanning window

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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

by kmordalv at Sept. 2, 2023, 9:01 a.m.

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kmordalv

Highly Voted 1 year, 11 months ago

Selected Answer: B

Correct These scans can sometimes overload or disrupt target systems, especially if they are not configured or managed properly. In some cases, active scans can trigger vulnerabilities or cause service disruptions, leading to unexpected issues like a server crash.

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Lilik

Most Recent 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Correct. Active scans could affect network speed, performance, uptime, and operations. They may also send incompatible queries that could cause endpoints to malfunction.

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Rezaee

1 year, 6 months ago

Selected Answer: B

B. The scanner is running in active mode.

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1 year, 8 months ago

Selected Answer: B

It should be run in passive mode if there's any concerns it'll take down a critical server.

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