![]() This is sometimes called inference-based scanning. Pen testing and Vulnerability Assessment and Management (VAM) have not crossed paths until recently because in all cases but one, commercial VAM solutions primarily check the ‘banner’ to collect the software version number. Pen testing weaknesses are: variable results due to skill of the technician, infrequency, high expense and limited scope of testing. ![]() ![]() Pen testing’s value is that by delivering a payload there is no arguing that the vulnerability exists and that it is serious enough to allow unauthorized access. Pen testing is usually a manual and expensive undertaking that is done infrequently and on selected, high value or highly exposed portions of a network. In some cases a payload (message, marker or flag) is delivered to prove beyond a doubt that the vulnerability can be exploited. ![]() Pen testing (penetration testing) is the discovery of vulnerable network equipment or applications by evaluating their response (behavior) to specially designed requests. ![]()
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