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Fight Off Security Threats with Updated Tools and Sound Security Architecture
IT security professionals know that two of the most important factors for performing adequate penetration testing are: 1) keeping your skills and tool kit current; and 2) effective countermeasures. This sample chapter from Hack I.T.: Security Through Penetration Testing describes ways to keep current on the latest tools and techniques...
Tags: countermeasure, Addison-Wesley, security issue, Hack I.T., information technology, IT security, Penetration Testing, security, technique, tool
Download resources 2006-05-31
Learn to detect and prevent hacking reconnaissance
Learn best practices for the detection and prevention of reconnaissance techniques.This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' Penetration Testing and Network Defense, discusses the value of reconnaissance. The goal of reconnaissance is to discover the following information:IP addresses of hosts on a target networkAccessible User Datagram Protocol UDP and Transmission...
Tags: Cisco Press, Cisco Systems Inc., hacking, IP, IP address, network, Network Defense, operating system, Penetration Testing, prevention, TCP, technique, UDP, Value at Risk
Download resources 2005-11-18
Choose the best penetration testing method for your company
Another valueless article from Mike MullinsAs far as information density goes, this article said nothing about penetration testing. Zilch. Nada. Nil. I think if I read any more window dressing "security experts" discussions of penetration testing I am going to barf.I Agree...Ain't much meat there.AmericangiUnfortunately the article...
Tags: SECURITY, arawn@...
Discussion threads 2005-07-18
Choose the best penetration testing method for your company
Even if you stay current with security patches, your network may require penetration testing. Security expert Mike Mullins explores the three most prevalent methods of conducting penetration tests. Do you conduct penetration testing on your organization's network? Or do you just perform vulnerability ...
Tags: NETWORKING, SECURITY, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, network, hacker, Penetration Testing, Security Solutions Newsletter, Penetration, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
Technical articles 2005-07-11
Choose the best penetration testing method
Has your organization conducted penetration testing on its network? How did you approach the testing? What types of testing have you conducted, and what success did you have? Share your comments about performing penetration testing on your company's network, as discussed in the Feb. 18 Security Solutions newsletter.If you haven't...
Tags: Security Solutions newsletter, Security Solutions, debate@..., security
Discussion threads 2005-02-17
Security audit action list for CIOs
By Ed TittelEstablishing a proper security posture is absolutely essential and involves well-known steps of risk assessment, threat analysis, and formulation of an organizational security policy. Every bit as important is making sure the security policy evolves with changing needs and business conditions and keeping barriers to unauthorized entry in...
Tags: security
Technical articles 2003-07-16
Members give accounts of penetration testing experiences
Penetration testing—the need for it and how to go about it—has long been a source of debate among IT leaders. Should you expose your system to attacks from outside your network boundaries? If you do, how do you protect yourself from the possible fallout?Still, for many IT leaders, penetration testing...
Tags: attack, Don Willadsen, network, Red Team, Toni Bowers
Technical articles 2003-05-22
Protect your data by hiring the right penetration test vendor
If there’s a universal rule for information security, it’s probably the Inverse Golden Rule: “Do unto yourself before others do unto you.” To that end, the term “penetration testing” refers to a comprehensive and systematic attempt to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in systems and networks by mounting attacks from outside...
Tags: LanWrights, Inc., hiring
Technical articles 2003-04-21
Penetration testing finds more holes in wireless network
Finding out exactly where your network is most vulnerable--penetration testing--can give you an honest look at your vulnerabilities. One consultant describes what he found when he performed penetration testing for his client.Following the theft of its key customer contact lists; NCTPTI, Inc. Name Changed To Protect The Innocent hired our...
Tags: LANs, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, NETWORKING, wireless network, John Verry, network, WLAN, wireless, LAN, Nmap, Penetration Testing
Technical articles 2002-08-06
Replicating the Gonzalez Cyber Attacks Through Penetration Testing
The attendee of this webcast will learn how commercial-grade penetration testing software enables to see the IT systems as an attacker would.
Tags: Penetration Testing, Core Security
Webcasts 2010-01-01
Maintaining PCI Compliance: A View From the Top
The presenter of this webcast provides an overview of the PCI DSS, discusses recent modifications to the Standard, and offers clarifications on the penetration testing requirement.
Tags: Penetration Testing, Core Security, PCI, Storage, Hardware
Webcasts 2009-01-01
Comprehensive Penetration Testing With CORE IMPACT Pro
The attendee of this webcast will see how easily and safely CORE IMPACT Pro can evaluate the information security risks. The presenter demonstrates CORE IMPACT Pro's capabilities.
Tags: Penetration Testing, Core Security
Webcasts 2010-01-01
60 Minutes: Sabotaging The System
Could hackers get into the computer systems that run crucial elements of the world's infrastructure, such as the power grids, water works or even a nation's military arsenal? Steve Kroft reports for 60 Minutes.
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Productivity, security, cybercrime, terrorism, cyberattack, power grid, hacking, penetration testing, government
Videos 2009-11-12
Penetration Testing - Knowledge Is Power: Preparing Your Enterprise to Withstand Attack
An enterprise IT environment can never be completely secure, but by taking prudent steps to minimize the vulnerabilities, one can greatly enhance the security posture. By having a confidential, independent assessment of the IT environment, one can provide a higher level of security against inevitable attacks and help prioritize the...
Tags: IT Environment, Penetration Testing, Knowledge, Information Technology, Attack, Rapid7, Strategy, Security, Management
White papers 2009-01-01
Web application security: automated scanning versus manual penetration testing.
research has shown that a vast number of web sites are vunerable to application attacks, most occur over HTTP/S protocals. There are twom methods to detect web vunerablity . This white paper address these two methods of web vunerablitites
Tags: Web, Penetration Testing, Web Application, Application Security, IBM Corp., Channel Management, Security, Marketing
White papers 2009-01-21
Penetration Testing
In this white paper, Paul Midian explains the methodology and ethos behind penetration testing. He discusses why penetration testing is not merely the serial execution of automated tools and generation of technical reports that it is frequently viewed as. Paul also illustrate why professional penetration testing can provide substantial value...
Tags: Penetration Testing, Insight Consulting Ltd.
White papers 2002-03-14
Detect and prevent hacking reconnaissance
This sample chapter, taken from Penetration Testing and Network Defense, examines how you can discover live hosts on your target network by using various information-gathering techniques. Learn best practices for the detection and prevention of reconnaissance techniques.This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' Penetration Testing and Network...
Tags: Penetration Testing, Hacking, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking
Book chapters 2005-11-18
Hack your way to system security: Internet penetration testing
This sample chapter from Hack I.T.: Security Through Penetration Testing describes a consistent approach to penetration testing that involves three steps: network enumeration, vulnerability analysis, and exploitation. Professional consultants hired to perform penetration testing need a well-defined methodology to systematically check for known vulnerabilities and identify potential...
Tags: Penetration Testing, Internet, Addison-Wesley
Book chapters 2006-05-30
Hack your way to system security: Internet penetration testing
Professional consultants hired to perform penetration testing need a well-defined methodology to systematically check for known vulnerabilities and identify potential security holes in a limited time frame. A single methodology also helps ensure a consistent level of reliability in results across multiple engagements. This sample chapter from Hack I.T.: Security...
Tags: Penetration Testing, Internet
Download resources 2006-05-30
Fight off security threats with updated tools and sound security architecture
IT security professionals know that two of the most important factors for performing adequate penetration testing are: 1) keeping your skills and tool kit current; and 2) effective countermeasures. This sample chapter from Hack I.T.: Security Through Penetration Testing describes ways to stay current on the latest tools and techniques...
Tags: Penetration Testing, Tool, Addison-Wesley, Productivity, Security
Book chapters 2006-05-31


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