Question $15$

A cybersecurity specialist is preparing to perform a vulnerability scan on an organization's

infrastructure. The organization's management wants the scan to be as thorough as possible

without directly compromising any systems or accessing sensitive data. The cybersecurity

specialist considers both credentialed and non$-$credentialed scans to determine which will

best suit the organization's requirements. In the described situation, if aiming to gather

detailed vulnerability data from the system by logging into it using pre$-$defined accounts,

which type of scan is the specialist planning to conduct?

Passive network scan

Credentialed scan

External perimeter scan

Non credentialed scan