Penetration Test vs. Vulnerability Assessment Ø Penetration testing ensures you that your network will not be penetrated by malicious users. Ø Vulnerability Assessment gives an organization the ability to identify potentials for intrusion to their network. Ø Penetration test are more intrusive Reason for Assessement Ø Identify the vulnerability Ø Quantify the vulnerability Ø Prioritizing the vulnerability Internal vs. External Ø Internal assessment shows the vulnerabilities that
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processing occurs • The test will include penetrating past specific security checkpoints. • The test can compromise with written client authorization only. Goals and Objectives John Smith, CEO of E-commerce Sales, has requested that we perform a penetration test on the company’s production e-commerce Web application server and its Cisco network. It is our intention to run various penetration tests at irregular times in order to accurately test security measures that have been
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The biggest difference is that with a Vulnerability assessment you know your network security has issues and you want someone to help you locate and remediate those issues. The company will come in an scan the network looking for problems. The goal is to find all of them so the more they can give you the better you will be in the future. Once they find all the vulnerabilities they will help you to prioritize them into a list of most important issues to address first down to the least important
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2011 Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing ACC 626: IT Research Paper Emily Chow 20241123 July 1, 2011 I. Introduction Due to the increasing vulnerability to hacking in today’s changing security environment, the protection of an organization’s information security system has become a business imperative . With the access to the Internet by anyone, anywhere and anytime, the Internet’s “ubiquitous presence and global accessibility” can become an organization’s weakness because its security controls
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consumers much grief and vast amounts annually in damages. As information security continues to be foremost on the minds of information technology professionals, improvements in this area are critically important. One area that is very promising is penetration testing or Ethical Hacking. The purpose of this paper is to examine effective offerings within public and private sectors to prepare security professionals. These individuals must be equipped with necessary tools, knowledge, and expertise in this
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Metasploit Vulnerability Scanner Executive Proposal Paul Dubuque Table of Contents Page 3 Executive Summary Page 5 Background Information Page 6 Recommended Product Page 7 Product Capabilities Page 10 Cost and Training Page 11 References Page 13 Product Reviews Executive Summary To: Advanced Research Corporation Mr. J. Smith, CEO; Ms. S. Long, V.P. Mr. W Donaldson, CCO; Mr. A. Gramer, CCO & Mr. B. Schuler, CFO CC. Ms. K. Young, MR. G. Holdsoth From: P. Dubuque, IT Manager
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Concepts Role of an audit in effective security baselining and gap analysis Importance of monitoring systems throughout the IT infrastructure Penetration testing and ethical hacking to help mitigate gaps Security logs for normal and abnormal traffic patterns and digital signatures Security countermeasures through auditing, testing, and monitoring test results IT255 Introduction to Information Systems Security © ITT Educational Services, Inc. All rights reserved. Page 3 EXPLORE: CONCEPTS
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285_NSS_01.qxd 8/10/04 10:40 AM Page 1 Chapter 1 Vulnerability Assessment Solutions in this Chapter: I What Is a Vulnerability Assessment? I Automated Assessments I Two Approaches I Realistic Expectations Summary Solutions Fast Track Frequently Asked Questions 1 285_NSS_01.qxd 2 8/10/04 10:40 AM Page 2 Chapter 1 • Vulnerability Assessment Introduction In the war zone that is the modern Internet, manually reviewing each networked
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Intentions An ethical hacker is a computer and network expert who attacks a security system on behalf of its owners, seeking vulnerabilities that a malicious hacker could exploit. To test a security system, ethical hackers use the same methods as their less principled counterparts, but report problems instead of taking advantage of them. Ethical hacking is also known as penetration testing, intrusion testing
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CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead SY0-401 Study Guide Darril Gibson Dedication To my wife, who even after 22 years of marriage continues to remind me how wonderful life can be if you’re in a loving relationship. Thanks for sharing your life with me. Acknowledgments Books of this size and depth can’t be done by a single person, and I’m grateful for the many people who helped me put this book together. First, thanks to my wife. She has provided me immeasurable support throughout
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