SANS SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques and Incident Handling — Question 22

Which of the following tools is used for vulnerability scanning and calls Hydra to launch a dictionary attack?

Answer options

• A. Whishker
• B. Nessus
• C. SARA
• D. Nmap

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Nessus is a well-known vulnerability scanner that is capable of calling Hydra to execute a dictionary attack on identified vulnerabilities. The other options, while they may have their own functionalities, do not specifically integrate with Hydra for this purpose.