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penetration test |
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penetration testA test of a network's vulnerabilities by having an authorized individual actually attempt to break into the network. The tester may undertake several methods, workarounds and "hacks" to gain entry, often initially getting through to one seemingly harmless section, and from there, attacking more sensitive areas of the network. penetration test [‚pen·ə′trā·shən ‚test] (engineering) A test to determine the relative values of density of noncohesive sand or silt at the bottom of boreholes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``I was in Staples two days ago and saw them doing a pen test on all of their $50 and $100 bills, but they were doing it too late -- they had these bills already in the drawers,'' said Lones Smith, an economics professor at University of Michigan who has studied counterfeiting. Pen Test or Vulnerability assessments will ever be out of date. Some bills are printed on paper treated with chemicals that defeat the popular pen test, while others are so clumsily done it's almost comical, Springfield Detective Robert Conrad said. |
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