In a network sniffing context, what is the primary purpose of placing a network interface card (NIC) into promiscuous mode?

To allow the NIC to send packets to any MAC address

To encrypt all traffic sent from the NIC

To capture all packets on the network segment, not just those addressed to the NIC

To increase the transmission speed of the NIC

Which of the following is a primary goal of analyzing captured network traffic?

To identify sensitive data transmitted in clear text

To determine the physical location of the target server

To bypass authentication mechanisms

A penetration tester is performing passive reconnaissance and wants to discover subdomains of a target domain without sending any traffic directly to the target's servers. Which OSINT technique would be most effective?

Connecting to the target's web server and checking the robots.txt file

Using Nmap to perform a DNS brute-force scan

Querying certificate transparency logs

Running a ping sweep against the target's IP range

During the reconnaissance phase, a penetration tester wants to gather publicly available information about an organization's employees, including their job titles and email addresses, without interacting directly with the target's systems. Which OSINT technique is most appropriate for this task?

Conducting a port scan of the organization's public IP range

Performing a vulnerability scan against the organization's web server

Sending phishing emails to employees to elicit information

Searching social media profiles and professional networking sites

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In a network sniffing context, what is the primary purpose of placing a network interface card (NIC) into promiscuous mode?
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A penetration tester needs to identify which services are running on a target host by sending specially crafted packets to various ports and analyzing the responses. Which type of scan is being performed?
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Which of the following is a primary goal of analyzing captured network traffic?
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A penetration tester is performing passive reconnaissance and wants to discover subdomains of a target domain without sending any traffic directly to the target's servers. Which OSINT technique would be most effective?
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During the reconnaissance phase, a penetration tester wants to gather publicly available information about an organization's employees, including their job titles and email addresses, without interacting directly with the target's systems. Which OSINT technique is most appropriate for this task?
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