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Penetration Testing Skill Test

Skill summary

The penetration testing skill test measures your competencies in the field of cybersecurity, ability to think creatively and critically and possess strong communication and ethical values.

Penetration testers possess similar skills to ethical hackers like identifying vulnerabilities and weaknesses, simulating attacks on systems and networks to discover weaknesses and identify potential security breaches that malicious hackers could exploit.

Type

Multiple Choice Questions

Time

10 min

Language

English

Difficulty

Easy

PENETRATION TESTING SKILL TEST OVERVIEW

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Why we created this test

The test is designed for 'white hat ninjas' who test and exploit systems and networks, such as vulnerability scanners, port scanners, and password-cracking tools.

Candidates who do well on the penetration testing skill test have a solid understanding of systems and networks and can analyze systems and networks from an attacker's perspective to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses.

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Skills evaluated

Penetration testers need to have certain competencies to do their job well. The skills that they should have are:
Network and application securities
Python, BASH, Java, Ruby, Perl
Linux, Windows, and MacOS
Pentest management platforms
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Related roles

Use the penetration testing skill test to hire for these roles:
CISO
Ethical Hacker
Application Security Engineer
Bug Bounty Hunter
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SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS

Science-backed questions for hundreds of roles

Use these sample questions to evaluate skill and fit for the penetration testing role before hiring.

1. ______ are the ways of conducting a Pen testing
  • Blackbox testing, Whitebox testing, Greybox testing 
  • Blackbox testing, Redbox testing, Greybox testing 
  • Whitebox testing, Brownbox testing, Redbox testing 
  • Blackbox testing, Greenbox testing, Whitebox testing 
  • None of these 
2. ______ is not a part of penetration tests
  • Identification of automated system failure 
  • Feasibility test 
  • Network sniffing 
  • None of these 
  • All of these  
3.  ______ is a major risk of penetration testing
  • Testing is not free of cost 
  • Few test operations may slow the systems 
  • Skynet takes over the world 
  • None of these 
  • All of the above 
4. ______ file is used to store account passwords in Linux
  • /etc/passwd 
  • /etc/passwords 
  • /etc/login 
  • /etc/shadow 
  • None of these 
5. ______ value refers to full access(read/write/execute) to all users and groups
  • 555 
  • 666 
  • 077 
  • 777 
  • None of these 
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