The exploitation phase of a penetration test focuses solely on establishing access to a system or resource by bypassing security restrictions. If the prior phase, vulnerability analysis was performed properly, this phase should be well planned and a precision strike. The main focus is to identify the main entry point into the organization and to identify high value target assets. If the vulnerability analysis phase was properly completed, a high value target list should have been complied. Ultimately the attack vector should take into consideration the success probability and highest impact on the organization. For the PTES assignment this week, conduct an exploitation analysis by choosing five exploits listed in the PTES site, define those in your own words, and then suggest five countermeasures for those exploits (and stating why this is a countermeasure based on your analysis). The overall length of this assignment should be 3-5 pages

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