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Re: Business justification for pentesting
From: Kevin Reiter <tux () penguinnetwerx net>
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 19:26:52 -0400
Craig Wright wrote:
A pen test does not and by nature cover the requirements for SOX or any of the other areas.A Pen test can be used as a part of an audit but is not an audit. This is a common misconception, but it is definately wrong. I see this a lot (being a manager in a chartered firm). The audit requirements can not be satisfied by a pen test and any firm that believes this is deluding themself Craig-----Original Message----- From: Kevin Reiter [mailto:tux () penguinnetwerx net] Sent: Wed 31/08/2005 3:18 PM To: Cc: sectraq () gmail com; pen-test () securityfocus com Subject: Re: Business justification for pentestingDon't forget about federal regulatory compliance issues, if your business falls under those categories (SOX, GLBA, etc.) Your company may even be *required* to have a third-party audit/test done periodically (i.e. once per year) in order to be "certified" to meet those federal requirements, as well as other items put in place (IDS, monitoring, etc.)
I wasn't meaning a pen test all by itself, which is why I mentioned "audit" as well.
I also never said that a pen test would cover the requirements for any certain area, but "could be a requirement" for one or more (meaning, in addition to), as well as other items.
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- RE: Business justification for pentesting Craig Wright (Sep 01)
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- Re: Business justification for pentesting Leveque, Vincent E. (Sep 01)
- RE: Business justification for pentesting Craig Wright (Sep 01)
- Re: Business justification for pentesting Kevin Reiter (Sep 02)
- RE: Business justification for pentesting Steve Manzuik (Sep 01)
- RE: Business justification for pentesting Vic N (Sep 01)
- RE: Business justification for pentesting Kyle Starkey (Sep 01)
- RE: Business justification for pentesting Craig Wright (Sep 02)
- RE: Business justification for pentesting Vic N (Sep 02)
- RE: Business justification for pentesting Michael Gargiullo (Sep 02)
- RE: Business justification for pentesting Craig Wright (Sep 05)
- RE: Business justification for pentesting Vic N (Sep 05)
- RE: Business justification for pentesting Craig Wright (Sep 06)