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Re: Pen-Test and Social Engineering
From: Peter Wood <peterw () firstbase co uk>
Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 18:42:55 +0000
In our firm, it depends on the scope agreed with the client. We'll usually suggest it, but in the end it's the client's decision.
regards Pete At 14:03 03/02/2006 +0000, you wrote: >Hi >In yuor opinion, can a Social Engineering test be considered part of a >Pen-Test? > >Thanks -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Wood FBCS CITP MIEEE MIMIS CISSP Chief of Operations First Base Technologies Office: +44 (0)1273 454525 Mobile: +44 (0)7774 239915 www.fbtechies.co.uk www.white-hats.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Audit your website security with Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner: Hackers are concentrating their efforts on attacking applications on your website. Up to 75% of cyber attacks are launched on shopping carts, forms, login pages, dynamic content etc. Firewalls, SSL and locked-down servers are futile against web application hacking. Check your website for vulnerabilities to SQL injection, Cross site scripting and other web attacks before hackers do! Download Trial at:
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Current thread:
- Pen-Test and Social Engineering burzella (Feb 05)
- Re: Pen-Test and Social Engineering Marco Ramilli (Feb 05)
- Re: Pen-Test and Social Engineering Steven (Feb 05)
- RE: Pen-Test and Social Engineering John (Feb 05)
- Re: Pen-Test and Social Engineering Peter Wood (Feb 05)
- RE: Pen-Test and Social Engineering K K Mookhey (NII) (Feb 05)
- Re: Pen-Test and Social Engineering Petr . Kazil (Feb 05)
- Re: Pen-Test and Social Engineering Louis Lerman (Feb 05)
- Re: Pen-Test and Social Engineering Fixer (Feb 05)
- Re: Pen-Test and Social Engineering Sysmin Sys73m47ic (Feb 05)
- Re: Pen-Test and Social Engineering Serg Belokamen (Feb 05)
- RE: Pen-Test and Social Engineering Terry Vernon (Feb 05)
- Re: Pen-Test and Social Engineering Tim (Feb 06)
- Re: Pen-Test and Social Engineering Francisco Pecorella (Feb 06)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Pen-Test and Social Engineering Michael Mooney (Feb 05)
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