Question

A _________ can gain access illegally to a system if the system is not properly tested in scanning and gaining access phase.

(a) security officer

(b) malicious hacker

(c) security auditor

(d) network analyst

This question was addressed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

This interesting question is from Generic Steps for Security topic in portion Cyber Security of Cyber Security

Answer 1

Correct answer is (b) malicious hacker

Explanation: Malicious hackers can gain illegal access at OS level, application level or network level if the penetration testers or ethical hackers lack in testing and reporting the vulnerabilities in a system.