You know what your firewall, NAC system and IPS are supposed to do, but do you know how well they're doing it? Learn how to verify that your network security devices are working appropriately and doing so under load. Learn methodologies for testing these various types of devices, where these devices commonly fail and how to design dynamic and comprehensive test cases to identify these failures.

1. Keeping ‘em Honest
Testing and Validation of
Network Security Devices
Dustin D. Trammell
Security Researcher
BreakingPoint Systems, Inc.

2. About Me
Dustin D. Trammell
http://www.dustintrammell.com
Founder, Computer Academic Underground
(CAU)
Co-Founder, Austin Hacker Association (AHA!)
Employed by BreakingPoint Systems, Inc.
Security Researcher
Research properties and scope of vulnerabilities
Development of dynamic attacks and exploits

3. Background Terminology:
Anatomy of an Attack

4. Anatomy of an Attack: Overview

5. Anatomy of an Attack: Network

6. Anatomy of an Attack: Target