When planning a penetration test for an organization, you are provided with a list of assets considered for testing. If 'sales.example.com' and 'support.example.com' are included in this list, what type of assets are they?
The assets 'sales.example.com' and 'support.example.com' are types of 'subdomains'. A subdomain is a part of the main domain and is used to organize or partition areas of a website for different purposes. This understanding is essential when considering the scope of penetration tests, as each subdomain might host different applications and services and thus may pose different security risks.
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