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penetration testing [‚pen·ə′trā·shən ‚test·iŋ] (computer science) An activity that is intended to determine if there is a way to cause a computer program to fail to perform in the expected manner; it involves hypothesizing flaws that would prevent the program from enforcing security, and conducting experiments to confirm or refute the hypothesized flaws. 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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Cox continues, "One of the biggest benefits to customers is that Common Criteria EAL4 certification assures them that the product in question has undergone a rigorous independent vulnerability analysis and penetration testing. NSF spends several hundred thousand dollars on its security systems specifically on firewall, remote secure id, IDS vulnerability assessment and penetration testing. EADS North America Defense Security and Systems Solutions, a business unit of EADS North America, is a global Information Assurance (IA) leader, specializing in information technology security support services, consulting, development, simulation, design and training as well as Certification and Accreditation (C&A), security test and evaluation (ST&E), penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments. |
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