Multiple choice technology security

Within few minutes after starting the scan you notice that the scan is going very slow and that there are lot of communication errors in the scan log. How will you rectify the problem?

  1. Increase the no of threads and increase the timeout

  2. Decrease the no of threads and increase the timeout

  3. Increase the no of threads and decrease the timeout

  4. Decrease the no of threads and decrease the timeout
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B Correct answer
Explanation

When a scan is slow with communication errors, reducing threads decreases concurrent load on the server, and increasing timeout gives requests more time to complete before timing out. Increasing threads would worsen the problem, and decreasing timeout would cause more errors.

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