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Re: Why Penetration Test?

Subject: Re: Why Penetration Test?
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 10:35:22 +0200
Hello everybody,

In my mind a pen-test and a vulnerability assessment address different problems. The vulnerability assessment should help _defining_ the security policy of the company/organisation/association and balancing the risk with the associated cost. On the other hand, a PT should be considered as a check for the _implementation_ of the security policy. *

And of course a PT depends on the skills of the tester, but if he can't break it might have two meanings :
1/ You're reasonably secure.
or
2/ You hired a former clown.


The PT report should highlight the actions undertaken by the testing team, confirming or not option 2.

Best regards,
Daniel Reynaud-Plantey



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