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Guide to penetration testing

As organizations become more open, adequately protecting an organization's information assets becomes a business imperative. Managing computer and network security has become an increasingly difficult and challenging job. Recent advancements in computing and communications technology have made organizations re-think their overall information/risk management strategy. As a result, companies now feel the need for monitoring and assessing overall security on a more widely dispersed level.

This series explores penetration testing, an ethical hacking technique, to help security professionals evaluate the effectiveness of information security measures within their organizations.

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CONTENTS

Part 1: Reasons to perform a penetration test
Part 2: Performing a penetration test
Part 3: Penetration testing strategies
Part 4: Types of testing
Part 5: Test methodology and standards

Puneet Mehta
Puneet Mehta, CISSP Security Architect, SDG Corporation
Puneet Mehta is a Security Architect, at SDG Corporation, an e-security consulting and an e-business software services and solutions firm headquartered in Connecticut.

Puneet is also a valuable member of the expert panel on SearchNetworking.com answering member questions about network security. He has also published several popular articles:

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    This was first published in April 2005

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