Maintaining Access in Ethical Hacking

What is the primary goal of maintaining access in ethical hacking?

• To enhance system performance

• To gain unauthorized access with elevated privileges

• To ensure data backups are up-to-date

• To improve network speed

Which of the following is NOT a common method of maintaining access?

• Installing backdoors

• Rootkit deployment

• Regular system updates

• Creating hidden user accounts

How can maintaining access be detected and responded to?

• By disabling all system users

• By monitoring and analyzing system logs and behavior

• By conducting regular security audits

• By shutting down the network

What is a common prevention technique against maintaining access attacks?

• Using weak passwords

• Implementing strong access controls and least privilege principles

• Allowing unrestricted access to all users

• Ignoring security patches

What ethical consideration is relevant when discussing maintaining access in ethical hacking?

• Ethical hackers are exempt from ethical guidelines when maintaining access for testing purposes.

• Maintaining access should only be performed with explicit authorization in controlled environments.

• Maintaining access is acceptable if it benefits the hacker's organization.

• Maintaining access is always unethical, even in ethical hacking scenarios.