Tim is told to carry out a SYN scan on some potentially vulnerable systems. What is another name for this type of scan?
A.
Handshake
B.
TCP
C.
Half open
D.
ACK
Explanation:
SYN scan is another form of TCP scanning. Rather than use the operating
system’s network functions, the port scanner generates raw IP packets itself, and
monitors for responses. This scan type is also known as "half-open
scanning", because it never actually opens a full TCP connection.