Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment
- ISBN-10
- 1495215539
- ISBN-13
- 9781495215537
- Pages
- 90
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-01-14
- Author
- nist
Description
The purpose of this document is to assist organizations inplanning and conducting technical information security tests and examinations, analyzing findings, and developing mitigation strategies. The guide provides practical recommendations for designing, implementing, and maintaining technical information security test and examination processes and procedures. These can be used for several purposes, such as finding vulnerabilities in asystem or network and verifying compliance with a policy or other requirements. The guide is not intended to present a comprehensive information security testing and examination program but rather an overview of key elements oftechnical security testing and examination, with an emphasis on specific technical techniques, the benefits and limitations of each, and recommendations for their use.
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- 2009-05-01
- 71 pages
- Ebook
- DIANE Publishing