Pen Testing Awareness: Results Management

IT Security    |    Beginner
  • 14 videos | 1h 27m 15s
  • Includes Assessment
  • Earns a Badge
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This 14-video course explores benefits to an organization and the role of penetration testing to protect digital assets and networks. In this course, learners observe how to manage and analyze testing results. You will examine several testing methods, including black box, white box, and grey box testing. Next, you will learn about rules of engagement documents, which is executed prior to starting the penetrations testing. This document outlines rules around the test, and the importance of setting stopping points within a penetration test, and when to stop a penetration test. Explore test findings management, risk, risk tolerance, and how to align recommendations to an organization's needs and goals. You will learn about risk tolerance from a privacy and intellectual property perspective, and how to create good test reports for clients. You will learn to categorize your findings by using CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposure) database, or the CVE details. Finally, you will learn how to communicate needed changes, and to emphasize the importance of further testing after recommendations are implemented.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Discover the key concepts covered in this course
    Describe how to set expectations and why it is important
    Describe black box penetration testing and why it may be used
    Describe white box penetration testing and why it may be used
    Describe grey box penetration testing and why it may be used
    Describe the rules of engagement and how they are used
    Describe the importance of setting stopping points and when to stop a penetration test
  • Describe what should be documented during a penetration test and why it is important
    Describe the different categories of findings
    Describe organizational risk tolerance and why it is important
    Describe the importance of aligning recommendations to corporate culture, policies, and procedures
    Describe how to communicate changes to lay persons and executives
    Describe the importance of working with management to conduct further testing after recommendations are implemented
    Summarize the key concepts covered in this course

IN THIS COURSE

  • 1m 27s
  • 6m 22s
    After completing this video, you will be able to describe how to set expectations and why it is important. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  Black Box Penetration Testing
    6m 41s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to describe black box penetration testing and why it is used. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  White Box Penetration Testing
    8m 26s
    After completing this video, you will be able to describe white box penetration testing and why it is used. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Grey Box Penetration Testing
    5m 26s
    After completing this video, you will be able to describe grey box penetration testing and why it is used. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Rules of Engagement
    9m 11s
    After completing this video, you will be able to describe the rules of engagement and how they are used. FREE ACCESS
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    7.  Stopping an Exercise
    7m 13s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to describe the importance of setting stopping points and when to stop a penetration test. FREE ACCESS
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    8.  Documenting Findings
    6m 24s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to describe what should be documented during a penetration test and why it is important. FREE ACCESS
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    9.  Categorizing Findings
    6m 42s
    After completing this video, you will be able to describe the different categories of findings. FREE ACCESS
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    10.  Risk and Risk Tolerance
    5m 57s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to describe organizational risk tolerance and why it is important. FREE ACCESS
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    11.  Making Recommendations
    8m 28s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to describe the importance of aligning recommendations to corporate culture, policies, and procedures. FREE ACCESS
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    12.  Communicating Changes
    6m 57s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to describe how to communicate changes to laypeople and executives. FREE ACCESS
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    13.  Scheduling Further Tests
    7m 11s
    After completing this video, you will be able to describe the importance of working with management to conduct further testing after recommendations are implemented. FREE ACCESS
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    14.  Course Summary
    51s

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