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Vulnerability vs. Pen test
From: jlay () slave-tothe-box net
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:41:52 -0600 (MDT)
So part of PCI DSS requirements are for a quarterly vulnerability assessment, and a yearly pentest. My question is: is Nessus considered just a vulnerability scanning app? Thanks. James ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This list is sponsored by: InfoSec Institute Tired of using other people's tools? Why not learn how to write your own exploits? InfoSec Institute's Advanced Ethical Hacking class teaches you how to write stack and heap buffer overflow exploits for Windows and Linux. Gain your Certified Expert Penetration Tester (CEPT) cert as well. http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/advanced_ethical_hacking_training.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Vulnerability vs. Pen test jlay (Apr 23)
- Re: Vulnerability vs. Pen test Ulises2k (Apr 23)
- Re: Vulnerability vs. Pen test Jeffrey Walton (Apr 26)
- RE: Vulnerability vs. Pen test Nick Vaernhoej (Apr 26)
- Re: Vulnerability vs. Pen test R. DuFresne (Apr 26)
- Re: Vulnerability vs. Pen test James Lay (Apr 26)
- Re: Vulnerability vs. Pen test bartlettNSF (Apr 27)
- RE: Vulnerability vs. Pen test James W. Beers (Apr 30)