| A penetration test is a popular method of
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| | that any developer can not look after the
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| analyzing the security of a computer
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| | validation issues completely.
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| system or network by simulating an attack
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| | Poor authentication mechanisms, logic
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| by a malicious cracker. In this process,
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| | flaws, unintentional disclosure of
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| an active analysis of the system for any
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| | content and environment information, and
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| weaknesses, technical flaws or
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| | traditional binary application flaws like
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| vulnerabilities is done by experts.
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| | buffer overflows are potential
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| The idea is to assume the viewpoint of
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| | vulnerabilities.
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| crackers and exploit the security
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| | When dealing with a web application for
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| vulnerabilities. Protocol Solutions offer
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| | penetration testing, all this is taken
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| a complete report on the vulnerabilities
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| | into account, and a methodical process of
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| discovered including damage assessment
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| | input/output or "Black Box Testing, code
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| and means to control it.
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| | auditing or White Box Testing, is
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| How to conduct Penetration tests?
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| | applied.
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| They are conducted in several ways.
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| | It requires a thorough understanding of
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| Generally, they are of three kinds, White
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| | the backend of all applications and the
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| Box testing, Black Box testing and Grey
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| | nature of data handling.
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| Box testing. The decision as to which
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| | The Open Source Security Testing
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| testing method will be used depends on
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| | Methodology Manual (OSSTMM) is a popular
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| the knowledge of system that is available
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| | peer-reviewed methodology for performing
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| to testers.
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| | security tests and metrics. The OSSTMM
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| If there is no knowledge of system and
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| | test cases are divided into five
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| its resources, the first task of testers
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| | channels, which collectively test
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| is to determine all information about the
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| | information and data controls, personnel
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| system. Testers locate the system and
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| | security awareness levels, fraud and
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| look for its extent as well. Then they
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| | social engineering control levels,
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| start testing. This is called Black Box
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| | computer and telecommunications networks,
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| testing.
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| | wireless devices, mobile devices,
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| If testers have at hand information like
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| | physical security access controls,
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| network diagrams, source code and IP
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| | security processes, and physical
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| addressing information, they can begin
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| | locations such as buildings, perimeters,
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| testing immediately. This is called White
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| | and military bases.
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| Box Testing. Somewhere in between lies
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| | Penetration testing for Virtual Private
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| the Grey Box Testing.
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| | Networks is extremely essential as it is
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| The rational behind this is that even a
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| | connected to internet so authentication
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| cracker who has malicious intent will not
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| | and encryptation are important issues to
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| be able to hack until he has complete
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| | consider.
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| information. Crackers usually indulge
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| | Penetration testing is extremely
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| first in Reconnaissance. They gather
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| | essential for large organizations as they
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| information like Open ports, VPN finger
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| | are spread over large geographical areas
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| printing and operating system used. Then
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| | and many users have access to various
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| once they have a skeleton of the system,
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| | databases and applications.
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| they start looking for vulnerabilities
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| | Besides protecting their own data,
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| and means of exploiting them.
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| | regulations also require companies to
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| It is usually believed that the black box
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| | prove from time to time that they have
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| method is the best method of Penetration
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| | extensively safe and secure means to
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| testing.
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| | handle sensitive data.
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| They range from a simple scan of an
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| | Since, penetration testing involves
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| organization's IP address space for open
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| | revealing entire IT infrastructure to the
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| ports and identification banners to a
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| | testers it is essential that all testers
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| full audit of source code for an
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| | are verified employees with good work
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| application.
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| | records.
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| Web applications are most prone to
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| | Penetration testers are experts in their
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| security threats. Their security is
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| | field with extensive experience. They
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| always a matter is matter of concern. Web
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| | should offer their expertise with
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| applications technologies are so diverse
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| | complete integrity.
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