Re: Standards for penetration testing

["Brahman (TPG Account)" <btlingham () tpg com au>]

I would also reccomend reviewing AS/NZS 7799.2:2003 in addition to ISO/IEC
17799:2000. These standards are available at http://www.sai-global.com

Regards

Brahman
Acting Program Manager
Information Security Management Systems
btlingham () sai-global com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rafael Ausejo Prieto" <rafael () ausejo net>
To: <thomas.kerbl () fh-hagenberg at>
Cc: <pen-test () securityfocus com>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 9:08 AM
Subject: RE: Standards for penetration testing


> > * OSSTMM - Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual
> > * Durchfuehrungskonzept fuer Penetrationstests (BSI - Germany)
> > * NIST Guideline on Network Security Testing (special publ. 800-42)
> > > Can anyone point me to other standards for penetration testing?
>
> ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association)
> released this month an exposure draft:
>
> "IS AUDITING PROCEDURE PENETRATION TESTING AND VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS
> DOCUMENT"
> This material was issued on 1 February 2004. Exposure period closes 31
March
> 2004.
>
> I suppose it's not yet publicy available (just for ISACA members review);
> but it could be in the near future...
>
>
> Rafael Ausejo Prieto
> rafael () ausejo net
> http://www.ausejo.net/
>
>
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