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Re: Vulnerability Assessment vs. PenTest

Subject: Re: Vulnerability Assessment vs. PenTest
Date: 21 Aug 2006 04:14:36 -0000
VAs still have values. For example, when an security admin want to know the 
threat level of the network, VA provides information about various vulnerable 
machines and ports. As you said, VAs do not exploit the vulnerability.

But Pen.Test do exploit the vulnerabilities and have to be done carefully. Pen. 
Test is not as frequent as VAs. Because during pentest, assets are attacked and 
security is compromised. But during VAs it is simply studying the current 
security posture.

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