Released in 1995, one of the first tools that was widely used for penetration testing was ____.
A) GOPHER
B) SAINT
C) SATAN
D) NESSUS

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SATAN (Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks) was one of the first widely used tools for penetration testing, first released in 1995. GOPHER and SAINT are not commonly used for penetration testing. While NESSUS was also released in 1998 and is a popular vulnerability scanner, it is not considered one of the first widely used tools for penetration testing.

Released in 1995, One of the First Tools That Was