Saturday, April 24, 2010

Networking Articles and Tips

Networking Articles and Tips


Why conduct a penetration test ?

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 11:31 AM PDT

From a business perspective, penetration testing helps safeguard your organisation against failure, through: Preventing financial loss through fraud (hackers, extortionists and disgruntled employees) or through lost revenue due to unreliable business systems and processes. Proving due diligence and compliance to your industry regulators, customers and shareholders. Non-compliance can result in your organisation losing business, receiving heavy fines, [...]


What is a Penetration Test ?

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 05:17 AM PDT

Penetration Test  - Much of the confusion surrounding penetration testing stems from the fact it is a relatively recent and rapidly evolving field. Additionally, many organisations will have their own internal terminology (one man’s penetration test is another’s vulnerability audit or technical risk assessment). At its simplest, a penetration-test (actually, we prefer the term security assessment) [...]


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