Penetration Test

Jul 19, 2004 1 Replies
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I am searching for what areas are tested for a regular penetration test done by a consultant. We are thinking about doing that by ourselves Info Security Team and would like to have a comprehensive listing of the scope. Any links are appreciated.


You can start out with checking information about firewall security, like on

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The holes first checked for however aught to be responses from known trojans, a port scan to ensure closed/stealthed ports and connectivity to system services. Also, tests should be made to make sure that trojans (or a home-written piece of code as a test agent) cannot penetrate the firewall simply by using a trusted application acting as its traffic courier. This of course requires the firewall to have the capapbility to restrict outbound access from programs on the system/network itself. /Mike

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