John, a professional penetration tester, was hired by an organization for conducting a penetration test...

 In the scenario described, John’s approach aligns with objective-oriented penetration testing. In this method, the tester defines specific goals or objectives before initiating the penetration test. The focus is on identifying risks related to achieving those objectives rather than merely finding vulnerabilities. By performing multiple parallel processes to achieve the defined goal, John is following an objective-oriented approach.

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