penetration testing
Web Application Vulnerabilities and Avoiding Application Exposure
White Paper Code reviews, extensive penetration testing, and intrusion detection systems are just a few ways that companies are battling a growing problem. Web applications reach out to a larger, less-trusted user... [11 Nov 2009]
Firewall Implementation and Testing
White Paper This paper summarizes the experiences in setting up and testing one's own firewall, as well as performing a penetration attack from an external machine to find misconfigurations. Many of them are... [11 Nov 2009]
Web Application Security: Automated scanning versus manual penetration testing
White Paper There are two methods to detect Web vulnerability: using manual penetration testing and code review or using automated scanning tools and static analysis. Research has shown that a vast number of Web... [12 Oct 2009]
Web application security: automated scanning versus manual penetration testing.
White Paper Research has shown that a vast number of Web sites are vulnerable to Web application attacks and that a great percentage of these attacks occur over the HTTP/S protocols, ports that are often exposed to the entire online community. [04 Sep 2009]
Web Application Penetration Testing
White Paper Owing to the ubiquity, ease of access, cost effectiveness and provision of service, the Web Application has emerged as a driving force of adoption. With the advent of web 2.0 and web 3.0 technologies, web application has evolved to be... [08 Aug 2009]
'Hack your own Oracle database' tool unveiled next week
News These tools just help streamline the penetration testing process. Chris Gates and Mario Ceballos will present Oracle pen-testing methodology and give out "all the tools to break the... [24 Jul 2009]
Devfense Network Security Assessment: Return on Investment
White Paper For most SMBs and enterprise-class operations, a network assessment process that includes a physical walkthrough of facilities, infrastructure investigation, penetration testing, and other measures is... [14 Jul 2009]
Home Office CIO on taming tech and why ID cards are good news
Comment We do penetration testing on the databases, as well as splitting up of duties so there is not one person who can go all the way from one set of data to another. The Home Office CIO speaks to... [10 Jul 2009]
A Systematic Methodology for Firewall Penetration Testing
White Paper SRI Consulting's firewall testing procedures include penetration testing, a design review, and policy evaluation. Firewall testing is one of the most useful of a set of... [01 Jul 2009]
Automated Penetration Testing: Completing the Vulnerability Management Framework
White Paper Today's network pen test services like AOmega's Automated Penetration Service (APS) are designed in support of the vulnerability management process. Vulnerability scanning is the first component of the pen test... [08 May 2009]
What Is a Penetration Test?
White Paper When performing a Penetration test with the SecPoint Penetrator one has the advantage of a wide range of integrated advanced utilities to do Penetration testing. A... [01 May 2009]
Security Implications of Windows Access Tokens - A Penetration Tester
White Paper More specific technical details are then given on how the features of Windows access tokens can be used to perform powerful post-exploitation functions during penetration testing, along with a basic... [01 May 2009]
Why you should hack your own systems
Comment Therefore the best practice is to take a multi-tiered approach to testing software applications for security flaws, by using static code and dynamic program analysis along with vulnerability assessment and scanning... [22 Apr 2009]
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... [24 Mar 2009]
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... [18 Mar 2009]
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