Ann, a security administrator, has been tasked by the Chief Information Officer (CIO) to have the company’s
application servers tested using black box methodology.
Which of the following BEST describes what Ann has been asked to do?
A.
Verify the server’s patch level and attempt various knows exploits that might be possible due to missing
security updates.
B.
Simulate an external attack where the attackers have been provided with user access privileges on the
server.
C.
Organize the application developers to attempt to compromise their servers by entering invalid data into
their entry fields.
D.
Simulate an external attack where the attackers have no information regarding the software or systems in
place.
Explanation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-box_testing