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A bank's board wants to learn how far an intruder could get before the security operations centre reacts, so the exercise must run while operations staff remain unaware of it. The assessors ask what has to be in place before they begin. Which condition governs this kind of exercise?
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Answer: B. Senior management authorises the exercise, and a trusted intermediary can confirm to responders that an attack is the test
Covert testing hides from IT staff but proceeds only with senior management permission, using a trusted intermediary who verifies that an attack is the test before responders escalate.
Source: NIST SP 800-115 (NIST) — SP 800-115 > Section 2.4.2, Overt and Covert