NEWEST GIAC EXPLOIT
RESEARCHER AND ADVANCED
PENETRATION TESTER (GXPN)
EXAM | Q&A WITH RATIONALES
1. What is the GIAC Exploit Researcher and
Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN)
certification designed to validate?
A) Foundational knowledge of network security
concepts
B) The ability to find and mitigate significant
security flaws in systems and networks using
advanced exploitation techniques
C) Skills in incident response and digital
forensics
D) IT governance and compliance knowledge
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The GXPN certification validates a
practitioner's ability to pinpoint and mitigate
significant security flaws in systems and
,networks by modeling the behavior of attackers
.
2. Which organization administers the GXPN
certification?
A) CompTIA
B) EC-Council
C) SANS Institute / GIAC
D) ISACA
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The GXPN certification is
administered by the Global Information
Assurance Certification (GIAC), a division of the
SANS Institute .
3. What is the official training course associated
with the GXPN certification?
A) SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, and
Incident Handling
B) SEC560: Enterprise Penetration Testing
,C) SEC660: Advanced Penetration Testing,
Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking
D) FOR610: Reverse-Engineering Malware
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The official training course for the
GXPN certification is SANS SEC660: Advanced
Penetration Testing, Exploit Writing, and Ethical
Hacking .
4. How many questions are on the GXPN exam?
A) 60 questions
B) 75 questions
C) 82 questions
D) 100 questions
Correct answer: A
Rationale: The GXPN certification exam consists
of 60 questions .
5. What is the duration of the GXPN exam?
A) 2 hours
, B) 3 hours
C) 4 hours
D) 6 hours
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The GXPN exam is 3 hours long .
6. What is the minimum passing score for the
GXPN exam?
A) 65%
B) 67%
C) 70%
D) 73%
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The minimum passing score for the
GXPN exam is 67% .
7. What is the format of the GXPN exam?
A) Performance-based tasks only
B) Multiple-choice and performance-based
questions
RESEARCHER AND ADVANCED
PENETRATION TESTER (GXPN)
EXAM | Q&A WITH RATIONALES
1. What is the GIAC Exploit Researcher and
Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN)
certification designed to validate?
A) Foundational knowledge of network security
concepts
B) The ability to find and mitigate significant
security flaws in systems and networks using
advanced exploitation techniques
C) Skills in incident response and digital
forensics
D) IT governance and compliance knowledge
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The GXPN certification validates a
practitioner's ability to pinpoint and mitigate
significant security flaws in systems and
,networks by modeling the behavior of attackers
.
2. Which organization administers the GXPN
certification?
A) CompTIA
B) EC-Council
C) SANS Institute / GIAC
D) ISACA
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The GXPN certification is
administered by the Global Information
Assurance Certification (GIAC), a division of the
SANS Institute .
3. What is the official training course associated
with the GXPN certification?
A) SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, and
Incident Handling
B) SEC560: Enterprise Penetration Testing
,C) SEC660: Advanced Penetration Testing,
Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking
D) FOR610: Reverse-Engineering Malware
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The official training course for the
GXPN certification is SANS SEC660: Advanced
Penetration Testing, Exploit Writing, and Ethical
Hacking .
4. How many questions are on the GXPN exam?
A) 60 questions
B) 75 questions
C) 82 questions
D) 100 questions
Correct answer: A
Rationale: The GXPN certification exam consists
of 60 questions .
5. What is the duration of the GXPN exam?
A) 2 hours
, B) 3 hours
C) 4 hours
D) 6 hours
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The GXPN exam is 3 hours long .
6. What is the minimum passing score for the
GXPN exam?
A) 65%
B) 67%
C) 70%
D) 73%
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The minimum passing score for the
GXPN exam is 67% .
7. What is the format of the GXPN exam?
A) Performance-based tasks only
B) Multiple-choice and performance-based
questions
