This document discusses penetration testing and ethical hacking. It provides an overview of penetration testing methodology and the services offered by Endava, including regular vulnerability scans, penetration tests, PCI assessments, security trainings, audits, and intrusion monitoring solutions. The presenter, Maxim Catanoi, is an IT security consultant at Endava with over 9 years of experience and multiple security certifications.

1. Penetration testing &
Ethical Hacking Security Week 2013

2. •Hacked Companies
•Penetration Testing
•Vulnerability Scanning
•Security Services offered by Endava
Agenda
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Who I am
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•Catanoi Maxim – Information Security Consultant at Endava
•Certifications:
• EC-Council, Certified Ethical Hacker
• EC-Council, Certified Security Analyst
• EC-Council, Licensed Penetration Tester
• SANS/GIAC Penetration Tester
• PCI-DSS, PCI Professional (Payment Card Industry)
•Over 9 years of experience in IT Security

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Hacked companies – 2011-2013
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• 90% of 600 companies suffered a computer hack in the past 12 months
• 77% of companies were actually hacked multiple times
• The respondents reported having a very low confidence in their ability to prevent attacks
• Many believe they simply aren’t prepared
• 53% also believe they will experience an attack in the next 12 months.

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Who Attacked and Where
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• 27% of respondents were willing to blame 3rd party business partners
• 40% could not conclusively determine the source of the attacks

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Increase in Attacks
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• The last 12 – 18 months has seen an increase in the severity of the attacks
• 77% of companies reported that they were now losing more money with every attack
• 78% also said that the frequency of attacks was also on the increase
• Theft of information and business disruptions were the most serious results of a hack

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Hacked Companies – 2011-2013
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• Sony and the PlayStation Network
• WordPress.com
• RSA
• Voice of America

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What is a Penetration Testing?
•A penetration test is a method of evaluating the security of a computer system or
network by simulating an attack from a malicious source
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Why Penetration Testing?
•Find Holes Now Before Somebody Else Does
•To make a point to decision makers about the need for action or resources
•Real-world proof of need for action
•Report Problems to Management
•Evaluate efficiency of security protection
•Security Training For Network Staff
•Discover Gaps In Compliance
•Testing New Technology
•Adopt best practice by confirming to legal regulations
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Penetration Testing types
•Network services test
•Client-side security test
•Application security test
•Passwords attack
•Wireless & Remote Access security test
•Social engineering test
•Physical security test
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Penetration Testing area
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Security policies, procedures, and
education
Policies, procedures, and awareness
Guards, locks, tracking devicesPhysical security
Application hardeningApplication
OS hardening, authentication,
security update management,
antivirus updates, auditing
Host
Network segments, NIDSInternal network
Firewalls, boarder routers, VPNs
with quarantine procedures
Perimeter
Strong passwords, ACLs,
backup and restore
strategy
Data

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Penetration Testing profile
•Black Box
•White Box
•Grey Box
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•External
•Internal
•Destructive
•None-destructive
•Announced
•Unannounced

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Penetration Testing methodology
•Proprietary methodologies:
• IBM
• ISS
• Found Stone
• EC-Council LPT
•Open source and public methodologies:
• OSSTIMM
• CISSP
• CISA
• CHECK
• OWASP
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Penetration Testing flow
•Scope/Goal Definition
•Information Gathering
•Vulnerability Detection/Scanning
•Information Analysis and Planning
•Attack& Penetration/Privilege Escalation
•Result Analysis & Reporting.
•Clean-up
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REPEAT

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LPT Penetration Testing roadmap
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LPT Penetration Testing roadmap (cont)
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Who should perform a Penetration Test?
• This is a highly manual process
• Art of finding an open door
• An qualified expert from outside holding recognized certifications like CEH, ECSA, CISSP, CISA, CHECK
• Networking – TCP/IP contepts, cabling techniques
• Routers, firewalls, IDS
• Ethical Hacking techniques – exploits, hacking tools, etc…
• Databases – Oracle, MSSQL, mySQL
• Operation Systems – Windows, Linux, Mainframe, Mac
• Wireless protocols – Wifi, Bluetooth
• Web servers, mail servers, access devices
• Programming languages
• other
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What makes a good Penetration Test
•Establishing the parameter for penetration test such as objectives and limitation
•Hiring skilled and experienced professional to perform the test
•Choosing suitable set of tests that balance cost and benefits
•Following a methodology with proper planning and documentation
•Documenting the result carefully and making it comprehensible for the client
•Stating the potential risk and findings clearly in the final report
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Vulnerability Scanning – standalone service
•An established process for identifying
vulnerabilities on internal and external
systems
•Reduce the likelihood of a vulnerability
being exploited and potential compromise
of a system component
•Internal vulnerability scans should be
performed at least quarterly
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How often?
•On regular basis, at least annually
• Internal penetration test
• External penetration test
•Vulnerability scanning at least quarterly
•New network infrastructure or applications are added
•Significant upgrades or modifications are applied to infrastructure or applications
•New office locations are established
•Security patches are applied
•End user policies are modified
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Security Services Offered by Endava
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•Regular External and Internal Vulnerability Scans
•Regular Penetration Tests
•PCI-DSS Assessment
•Implementing ISO 27001 and/or ISO 9001 Standards
•Security Trainings
• Security Consultation
• Security Audits
• Custom Security Solution
• Intrusion Monitoring Solution
•24/7 Incident responding team

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Questions
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The end
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Maxim Catanoi| IT Security Consultant
maxim.catanoi@endava.com
Tel +373 797 02900 |Skype en_mcatanoi
thank you