Security Testing
Security testing is the primary job of ethical hackers. These tests might be configured in such way that the ethical hackers have no knowledge, full knowledge, or partial knowledge of the target of evaluation (TOE). No Knowledge Tests (Blackbox) No knowledge testing is also known as blackbox testing. Simply stated, the security team has no knowledge of the target network or its systems. Blackbox testing simulates an outsider attack as outsiders usually don’t know anything about the network or systems they are probing. The attacker must gather all types of information about the target to begin to profile its strengths [...]
Hacking Web Applications – Truly Simple
This is one of the interesting posts from Dharmesh Mehtas blog. Application Hacking is the trend of the industry. It started with viruses and worms – The age of anti-virus. It evolved with the internet as more corporations developed internal and external networks – The age of Network Security. Now as industry has been powered with World Wide Web, information security has reached its third age – The age of Application Security. Application attack is one of the hardest attacks to recognize and defend against, as it uses your programs and systems against you.
Categories: Concept, Internet Security, Security Testing Tags: security testing, Vulnerability Testing, webapplication security
