A company wants to assess the security of its cloud application by simulating an attack from an external threat actor. The goal is to identify exploitable vulnerabilities and assess the potential impact. Which type of penetration test is MOST appropriate?

Gray-box testing, where the tester has partial knowledge of the system.

Black-box testing, where the tester has no prior knowledge of the system.

Internal testing, where the tester operates from inside the network.

White-box testing, where the tester has full knowledge of the system.

What is the primary function of a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system?

To provide a platform for developing new security software

To replace the need for firewalls and intrusion detection systems

To store backups of critical business data

To aggregate and correlate log data from multiple sources

How does threat intelligence enhance the capabilities of a SIEM system?

By providing real-time updates on the latest software patches

By automatically blocking all suspicious traffic

By supplying indicators of compromise (IOCs) to improve detection

By replacing the need for human analysts

Which security control is designed to attract and trap attackers to study their behavior?

Intrusion prevention system (IPS)

What is the primary objective of a penetration test?

To patch all identified vulnerabilities immediately

To identify as many vulnerabilities as possible without exploiting them

To replace the need for vulnerability assessments

To exploit vulnerabilities to determine the real-world impact

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