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External Security Testing

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Walking Through an External Security Test

An external security test (also called a penetration test or an ethical hack) gives you a status report of your organization security posture from an Internet view point. It is better to know your security weaknesses before a hacker.

The phases of a penetration test are laid out in a logical and progressive manner and each phase builds of the previous phase.

The phases are as follows:

  1. Walking Through an External Security Test
  2. Network Map - Your Footprint on the Internet from Eyes of a Hacker
  3. External Vulnerability Assessment
  4. External Penetration Testing
  5. The Report

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