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Penetration testing and system audit — experience gained during the investigation of systems within the UK

✍ Scribed by Andy Jones

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 891 KB
Volume: 16
Category: Article
ISSN: 0167-4048
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4048(97)80796-1

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✦ Synopsis

Are based on known vulnerabilities and attack techniques. l Demonstrate clearly and reproducibly the susceptibility of a system to an attack. l Demonstrate the effectiveness of countermeasures. l Can be updated in line with the current threat, and repeated.

There is a growing concern that a large number of system owners perceive that the process of generating a system security policy is an end in itself.That is to say that the 'accreditation' of the system is the end of the process rather than the first step in a process that encompasses the complete lifecycle of the system.

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