Chapter 3. Creating a Test Plan

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Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

John Wooden (Former head coach, UCLA men's basketball team)

As with all great projects, success comes with having a solid methodical plan. Penetration testing is not about jumping into a security assessment project by running several tools at random. Penetration testing is about creating a methodical, step-by-step plan that details exactly what you are going to do, when you are going to do it, and how.

This chapter outlines the steps needed to create a methodical plan, from narrowing the scope of the project, to using the Open-Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM), and finally to writing up the testing report.

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    Penetration Testing and Network Defense
    Penetration Testing and Network Defense
    ISBN: 1587052083
    EAN: 2147483647
    Year: 2005
    Pages: 209

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