Question

In a penetration test, the ________ team comprises testers who are given no knowledge of the infrastructure and are attacking a target that is unaware of their existence until the attack is made.

Answer 1

Answer:

TIGER TEAM

Explanation:

Penetration testing is the act of simulating an attack on an organization's resources to assess an infrastructure's true vulnerabilities. A penetration test simulates an actual attack. Penetration testers use a variety of methods including social engineering, software hacking and physical intrusion.

There are different types of penetration testing teams which are: red team, blue team and purple team.

Red team also known as the tiger team simulates real types of cyber attacks in order to discover any unknown security vulnerabilities or weaknesses.

In penetration testing, tiger (red) team are the attackers and are usually outside contractors, with a lot of knowledge of how to break in but NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT SECURITY IS IN PLACE.

Therefore, In a penetration test, the TIGER TEAM comprises testers who are given no knowledge of the infrastructure and are attacking a target that is unaware of their existence until the attack is made.