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v8  \nModule 20:Penetration TestingExam 312-50  \nEthical Hacking and CountermeasuresExam 312-50 Certified Ethical HackerPenetration Testing  \nSecurity News  \nCity of Tulsa Cyber Attack Was Penetration Test,Not HackSource:http://www.esecurityplanet.com  \nThe City of Tulsa,Oklahoma last week began notifying residents that their personal data mayhave been accessed--but it now turns out that the attack was a penetration test by a companythe city had hired.  \n\"City officials didn't realize that the apparent breach was caused by the security firm,Utah-based SecurityMetrics,until after 90,000 letters had been sent to people who had applied forcity jobs or made crime reports online over the past decade,warning them that their personalidentification information might have been accessed,\"writes Tulsa World's Brian Barber.\"Themailing cost the city $20,000,officials said.\"  \n\"An additional $25,000 was spent on security consulting services to add protection measuresto the website,\"FOX23 News reports.  \n\"The third-party consultant had been hired to perform an assessment of the city's network forvulnerabilities,\"write NewsOn6.com's Dee Duren and Lacie Lowry.\"The firm used an unfamiliartesting procedure that caused the City to believe its website had been compromised.'We had  \nto treat this like a cyber-attack because every indication initially pointed to an attack,'said CityManager Jim Twombly.\"  \n\"The chief information officer who failed to determine that the hack was actually part of apenetration test has been placed on administrative leave with pay,\"writes Softpedia's EduardKovacs.\"In the meantime,his position will be filled by Tulsa Police Department CaptainJonathan Brook.\"  \nCopyright 2012 QuinStreet IncBy Jeff Goldman  \nhttp://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-securitv/city-of-tulsa-cyber-attack-was-penetration-test-not-hack.html  \nModule 20 Page 2875  \n## Module Objectives\n\nModule Objectives  \nThe module will make you familiarize with:  \ne Security Assessmentse Vulnerability Assessmentse Penetration Testinge What Should be Testede ROl on Penetration Testinge Types of Penetration Testinge Common Penetration TestingTechniques  \nAll the modules discussed so far concentrated on various penetration testingtechniques specific to the respective element (web application,etc.),mechanism(IDS,firewall,etc.),or phase (reconnaissance,scanning,etc.).This module summarizes all the penetrationtests.This module helps you in evaluating the security of an organization and also guides you tomake your network or system more secure with its countermeasures.  \ne Pre-attack Phasee Attack PhaseB Post-attack Phase  \ne Penetration Testing DeliverableTemplates  \ne Pen Testing Roadmape Web Application Testinge Outsourcing Penetration TestingServices  \nEthical Hacking and Countermeasures Copyright ◎by EC-CouncilAIl Rights Reserved.Reproduction is Strictly Prohibited.  \nEthical Hacking and Countermeasures  \nPenetration Testing  \nModule Flow  \nFor better understanding of penetration testing,this module is divided into varioussections.Let's begin with penetration testing concepts.  \n\n| Pen Testing Concepts   | Types of Pen Testing   |\n| --- | --- |\n| Pen Testing Techniques   | Pen Testing Phases   |\n| Pen Testing Roadmap   | Outsourcing Pen Testing Services   |\n\nThis section starts with basic concept of penetration testing.In this section,you will learn therole of penetration testing in the security assessment and why vulnerability assessment alone isnot enough to detect and remove vulnerabilities in the network.Later in this section,you willexamine why penetration testing is necessary,how to perform a good penetration test,how todetermine testing points,testing locations,and so on.  \nEthical Hacking and Countermeasures  \nPenetration Testing  \nSecurity Assessments  \nEvery organization uses different","cbCaigSGkalv8DeM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigSGkalv8DeM","pdf",4626324,104,"English","# Module Objectives\n## 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