Question

Which of the following is a benefit of credentialed vulnerability scans?

A.Credentials provide access to scan documents to identify possible data theft

B.The vulnerability scanner is able to inventory software on the target.

C.A scan will reveal data loss in real time.

D.Black- box testing can be performed.

Answer 1

A credentialed Vulnerability Scan involves a scan of system and its applications through verifying credentials. As the name suggests, it is used to detect vulnerabilities and ensures the safety of the system. A Vulnerability Scanner is used to identify theft serves as a general functionality about it. It offers data loss doesn't serve as an advantage to it. Since it is used to scan different applications of a system, it also ensures to audit the inventory system target which serves as an advantage to it. Black box testing can be performed for identifying threats to system in vulnerability scanning without the use of credentials. So option (d) is wrong. So the correct option is (b).