| Penetration Testing (PT) The goal of penetration testing is to determine if the protective controls of a given host(s) and network can be bypassed. Penetration Testing provides evidence (sometimes to an unbelieving audience) that vulnerabilities indeed are exploitable. It brings a dose of reality and intense focus to the vulnerability assessment. Penetration testing is characterized as either external or internal to the network. An external penetration test can be conducted from the following views or combinations of views.
The penetration-testing methodology developed by SPI – Security Solutions has proven to be very effective in determining the exploitable characteristics of the identified vulnerabilities in a given network or host system. |