penetration testing network security
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]
TechNet Webcast: Assessing Network Security (Level 200)
White Paper It will show how to plan and perform security assessments, implement penetration testing for intrusive network attacks, and identify and remediate common issues using... [04 Aug 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... [26 Jun 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... [13 Dec 2007]
Who Let the Hackers In? Preventing Social Engineers from Partying on Your Network
White Paper Listen to this TechRepublic Webcast, now available on demand, to learn how new advances in automated penetration testing can help keep uninvited "guests" off your corporate network.... [13 Dec 2007]
Map your WarDrive with these two popular mapping applications
White Paper In this sample chapter from WarDriving and Wireless Penetration Testing, learn how to use two of the most popular mapping applications: GPSMAP for Linux (Kismet) and Stumbverter for Windows... [13 Sep 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... [24 Jul 2007]
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... [29 Jun 2007]
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... [29 Jun 2007]
Penetration Testing: Taking the Guesswork out of Vulnerability Management
White Paper This white paper from IDC demonstrates how penetration testing software efficiently and easily helps address these challenges. Download this IDC Executive Brief and see why penetration... [29 Jun 2007]
Discoverer: Automatic Protocol Reverse Engineering From Network Traces
White Paper Application-level protocol specifications are useful for many security applications, including intrusion prevention and detection that performs deep packet inspection and traffic normalization, and... [31 May 2007]
Broadening the Scope of Penetration Testing Techniques
White Paper This paper reviews several network vulnerabilities that are often left untested by penetration testing and discusses possible reasons for their omission. This exercise is known as a... [03 May 2007]
The dos and don'ts of VoIP security
Comment Ken Munro, managing director of penetration testing company SecureTest, says: "Enterprises need to make sure that all of the firmware of the VoIP system is up-to-date. Ovum analyst Graham Titterington... [04 Apr 2007]
Improving Vulnerability Management with Penetration Testing
White Paper According to Gartner*, deeper penetration testing is now needed to augment existing vulnerability management processes, especially in light of the rising level of targeted attacks. Alan Paller of the... [12 Mar 2007]
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