A penetration tester is conducting an assessment on Comptia.org and runs the following command from a coffee shop while connected to the public Internet: c:
slookup -querytype=MX comptia.org Server: Unknown Address: 198.51.100.45 comptia.org MX preference=10, mail exchanger = 92.68.102.33 comptia.org MX preference=20, mail exchanger = exchg1.comptia.org exchg1.comptia.org internet address = 192.168.102.67 Which of the following should the penetration tester conclude about the command output?

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192.168.102.67 is a private IP address, which is not routable on the public Internet. This indicates that the mail server at this IP address is not directly accessible from the public Internet, and is therefore less likely to be targeted by attackers.

A Penetration Tester Is Conducting an Assessment on Comptia