Exam PT0-002 topic 1 question 402 discussion

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Question #: 402
Topic #: 1

A penetration testing firm performs an assessment every six months for the same customer. While performing network scanning for the latest assessment, the penetration tester observes that several of the target hosts appear to be residential connections associated with a major television and ISP in the area. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the observation?

A. The penetration tester misconfigured the network scanner.
B. The network scanning tooling is not functioning properly.
C. The IP ranges changed ownership.
D. The network scanning activity is being blocked by a firewall.

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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

by BlackSkullz at Nov. 17, 2024, 5:14 p.m.

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BlackSkullz

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Selected Answer: C

Most likely, the IP ranges have changed. This is a routine test that occurs every 6 months, so I highly doubt anything was misconfigured. The scan returned results, so the tools are functioning properly. There wasn't any filtered responses and the tester was able to determine that the scanned IPs were residential given the results, so there wasn't a firewall blocking the scan.

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BlackSkullz

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Also, as more people subscribe or unsubscribe from an ISP and changes in network management happen over time, it isn’t abnormal for changes in IP ownership to occur

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