312-38 practice question 6 of 35

Which among the following tools can help in identifying IoEs to evaluate human attack surface?

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Answer options
A: securiCAD
B: Amass
C: Skybox
D: SET Correct answer
Correct Answer:
D. SET
Explanation

The Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET) is an open-source penetration testing framework designed specifically for social engineering. It allows security professionals to simulate various social engineering attacks, such as phishing campaigns, malicious web requests, and credential harvesting. By using SET to test an organization's employees, defenders can identify weaknesses in human processes and awareness. These weaknesses are Indicators of Exposure (IoEs) that constitute the human attack surface, providing insight into how susceptible the organization is to manipulation-based attacks.

Why Incorrect

A. securiCAD is a tool for automated threat modeling and attack simulation on IT architectures, not focused on the human element.
B. Amass is a network mapping and asset discovery tool used to identify an organization's external infrastructure attack surface.
C. Skybox Security provides a platform for cybersecurity posture management, focusing on network-level vulnerability and threat analysis.

References

1. TrustedSec. (n.d.). The Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET). Official documentation. Retrieved from https://github.com/trustedsec/social-engineer-toolkit. The tool's purpose is explicitly stated as social engineering testing.

2. Hadnagy, C. (2018). Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking (2nd ed.). Wiley. Chapter 11 provides a detailed walkthrough of using the Social-Engineer Toolkit for testing the human element. (Note: While a book, its author is the creator of SET, making it a primary source).

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