penetration testing
Automated Penetration Testing: Can IT Afford Not To?
White Paper During IDC's research and in-depth interviews, they found compelling reasons why IT executives and team members must adopt Penetration Testing as an integral part of their Security and Vulnerability... [18 Mar 2009]
Penetration Testing: Assessing Your Overall Security Before Attackers Do
White Paper Perform penetration tests against your network and find security holes before hackers do Network Security has evolved from protecting against "script kiddies" trying to break into networks to combating criminal... [18 Mar 2009]
MSDN Webcast: Penetration Testing With Visual Studio Team System and Fortify Security Tester (Level 200)
White Paper Many organizations rely on application penetration testing to help identify vulnerabilities in Web applications. Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers provides a powerful... [31 Dec 2008]
World Bank hit by cyber intrusion epidemic?
News Cluley said: "Ideally, if you're a large organisation or financial organisation, then you would have a team of penetration testers testing your system to the limit looking for those weaknesses, looking... [13 Oct 2008]
Penetration Testing
White Paper 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... [02 Sep 2008]
Need for "radical change" in gov't data handling
News According to O'Donnell, in response to the raft of public-sector data losses, a series of mandatory security measures are being put in place, including data encryption and compulsory penetration testing... [26 Jun 2008]
Personal Firewalls - Testing Robustness
White Paper The investigation was carried out by performing an installation, penetration, performance and update test. Consumers require personal firewalls that are highly secure, easy to use, configurable and up-to-date with the... [25 Jun 2008]
Hacking 'goodies' get industry body
News The aim of the council is to standardise ethical penetration testing and provide professional qualifications for the testers. Crest chair Paul Docherty said: "Penetration... [25 Apr 2008]
Integrating Automated Tools Into a Secure Software Development Process
White Paper Automated security tools are often used in software development, from static source code analysis tools to penetration testing tools. Penetration testing tools, for... [11 Apr 2008]
Acquire a Global View of Your Security State: The Importance of Security Assessments
White Paper This IBM white paper discusses the importance of penetration testing and other types of security assessments, including: Security issues can affect virtually every area of your business—from your... [10 Mar 2008]
Web Application Penetration Testing for Leading E-Tailer
White Paper To ascertain the impact of a security breach on their application, the company engaged AppLabs to carry out Web Application Penetration Testing (WAPT) on their servers exposed to the Internet. The... [25 Feb 2008]
CPS hack attack guidelines: 'Confused'
News Clayton added specific programs, such as penetration testing tools, were designed with the express purpose of hacking into systems and that the distribution of such tools would be limited by UK law.... [04 Jan 2008]
Webcast: If it Ain't Broke, Break Into It: Best Practices for Penetration Testing and Remediation
White Paper Why patching/remediation and penetration testing are essential to the ESRM Best practices and resources for testing your network for insider threats, including how to break into a Linux... [13 Dec 2007]
Web 2.0 and Your Bank
White Paper The Garland group offers FFIEC technology audits, risk assessments, penetration testing, social engineering, policy/procedure consulting and core system selections. [06 Oct 2007]
iPhone 'data-stealing' hack claimed
News Security researchers from penetration testing company Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) say they have written two exploits that take advantage of "serious problems with the design and implementation... [24 Jul 2007]
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