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PT0-002 Engagement Management Practice Question

A penetration tester is performing a wireless penetration test. The RoE states that testing is only allowed between 8 PM and 6 AM. At 7:30 PM, the tester begins active scanning. At 8:15 PM, a client employee calls emergency contact to report suspicious activity. According to the RoE, which of the following is the most likely reason for the call?

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The tester started testing outside the agreed time window

The tester started active scanning before the allowed window (8 PM), which violated the RoE and triggered an incident.

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The tester used an unauthorized tool
Why it's wrong here
Tool usage is not mentioned as an issue.
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The tester started testing outside the agreed time window
Why this is correct
Active scanning began at 7:30 PM, before 8 PM.
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The tester targeted an out-of-scope access point
Why it's wrong here
No indication of out-of-scope targeting.
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The tester exceeded the allowed signal strength
Why it's wrong here
Signal strength is not typically specified in RoE.

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