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A security program manager wants to actively test the security posture of a system. The system is not yet in production and has no uptime requirement or active user base.
Which of the following methods will produce a report which shows vulnerabilities that were actually exploited?

A. Peer review

B. Component testing

C. Penetration testing

D. Vulnerability testing

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