FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

TYPES OF COMPUTER SECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
White box testing aims to simulate how a malicious insider or disgruntled ex-employee might try to break into the system.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -White box testing is a form of application testing that provides the tester with complete knowledge of the application being tested, including access to source code and design documents. This in-depth visibility makes it possible for white box testing to identify issues that are invisible to gray and black box testing.

Detailed explanation-2: -A white box penetration test is useful for simulating a targeted attack on a specific system utilising as many attack vectors as possible. In a black box penetration test, no information is provided to the tester at all.

Detailed explanation-3: -Penetration testing (or pen testing) is a security exercise where a cyber-security expert attempts to find and exploit vulnerabilities in a computer system. The purpose of this simulated attack is to identify any weak spots in a system’s defenses which attackers could take advantage of.

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