Re: An Amateur Pen-Test

[Damieon Stark <visigoth () mn rr com>]

On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 10:58:40AM -0700, David Fuller wrote:
> My ISP has asked me to do a penetration test for them and I would like to
> get an overview of what I should do short of running Nessus and banging on
> there (IDS / Logs) door. 

One thing you may want to check out is the "Open-Source Security Testing 
Methodology Manual" which I have found is quickly becomming a decent reference
in the art of pen-testing.  It can be found at http://www.ideahamster.org.

Have fun.

Visigoth

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