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Penetration testing (also called pen testing) is the practice of testing a computer system, network or Web application to find vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit. Pen tests can be automated with software applications or they can be performed manually. Either way, the process includes gathering information about the target before the test (reconnaissance), identifying [...]
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Penetration Testing
August 28th, 2011 
Abdul Saleem 
Posted in INFRASTRUCTURE, IT Policy, Network, Security 
Tags: attempting to break in (either virtually or for real) and reporting back the findings. The main objective of penetration testing is to determine security weaknesses. A pen test can also be used to tes, identifying possible entry points, its employees' security awareness and the organization's ability to identify and respond to security incidents. Penetration tests are sometimes called white hat attacks because in a pen test, network or Web application to find vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit. Pen tests can be automated with software applications or they can be performed manually. Either way, Penetration testing (also called pen testing) is the practice of testing a computer system, the good guys are attempting to break in, the process includes gathering information about the target before the test (reconnaissance) 
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Posted in Backup, DISASTER, INFRASTRUCTURE, RECOVERY, RISK Tags: and should refer to the disaster recovery plan (DRP) for IT related infrastructure recovery / continuity., communications (such as networking) and other IT infrastructure. A business continuity plan (BCP) includes planning for non-IT related aspects such as key personnel, crisis communication and reputation protection, data, Disaster recovery planning is a subset of a larger process known as business continuity planning and should include applications, facilities, hardware 46 Comments »
