Before start testing web site it’s very important to know about which all testing methods needs to cover.
# The current state of the penetration test practice is far from optimal
# Automating them may bring them to a new level of quality
# But in doing so we will face many technical problems
# It may be a new challenge for the IS industry in the near future
Ethical Hacking & Penetration TestingWon Ju Jub
Surachai Chatchalermpun has several cybersecurity certifications including the CEH, ECSA, and GPEN. He is certified in ethical hacking and penetration testing by EC-Council and SANS GIAC. Additionally, he holds certifications from OSSTMM and Mile2 that demonstrate his expertise in security testing methodologies and as a certified penetration testing engineer.
This 1-day course introduces network penetration testing concepts and provides an overview of the penetration testing process. It covers prerequisites, objectives, benefits, definitions, types of penetration testing and phases including reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation, and reporting. The goal is to prepare students to understand and assist with penetration tests, though they will not be able to independently conduct professional tests after this introductory course.
This document outlines the phases of a penetration testing execution, with a focus on the reconnaissance phase. It discusses the reconnaissance phase in depth, including levels of information gathering, goals of information gathering through open source intelligence (OSINT), and types of corporate and target details that should be collected. The key aspects covered are the importance of gathering information before launching attacks, doing so in a legal and ethical manner according to the rules of engagement, and focusing reconnaissance efforts on information directly relevant to the goals of the penetration test. The overall goal of the reconnaissance phase is to safely and effectively collect intelligence on the target to inform subsequent phases of testing.
The document discusses wireless penetration testing. It describes penetration testing as validating security mechanisms by simulating attacks to identify vulnerabilities. There are various methods of wireless penetration testing including external, internal, black box, white box, and grey box. Wireless penetration testing involves several phases: reconnaissance, scanning, gaining access, maintaining access, and covering tracks. The document emphasizes that wireless networks are increasingly important but also have growing security concerns that penetration testing can help address.
Penetration testing reporting and methodologyRashad Aliyev
This paper covering information about Penetration testing methodology, standards reporting formats and comparing reports. Explained problem of Cyber Security experts when they making penetration tests. How they doing current presentations.
We will focus our work in penetration testing methodology reporting form and detailed information how to compare result and related work information.
This presentation will provide an overview of what a penetration test is, why companies pay for them, and what role they play in most IT security programs. It will also include a brief overview of the common skill sets and tools used by today’s security professionals. Finally, it will offer some basic advice for getting started in penetration testing. This should be interesting to aspiring pentesters trying to gain a better understanding of how penetration testing fits into the larger IT security world.
Additional resources can be found in the blog below:
https://www.netspi.com/blog/entryid/140/resources-for-aspiring-penetration-testers
More security blogs by the authors can be found @
https://www.netspi.com/blog/
Ethical Hacking & Penetration TestingWon Ju Jub
Surachai Chatchalermpun has several cybersecurity certifications including the CEH, ECSA, and GPEN. He is certified in ethical hacking and penetration testing by EC-Council and SANS GIAC. Additionally, he holds certifications from OSSTMM and Mile2 that demonstrate his expertise in security testing methodologies and as a certified penetration testing engineer.
This 1-day course introduces network penetration testing concepts and provides an overview of the penetration testing process. It covers prerequisites, objectives, benefits, definitions, types of penetration testing and phases including reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation, and reporting. The goal is to prepare students to understand and assist with penetration tests, though they will not be able to independently conduct professional tests after this introductory course.
This document outlines the phases of a penetration testing execution, with a focus on the reconnaissance phase. It discusses the reconnaissance phase in depth, including levels of information gathering, goals of information gathering through open source intelligence (OSINT), and types of corporate and target details that should be collected. The key aspects covered are the importance of gathering information before launching attacks, doing so in a legal and ethical manner according to the rules of engagement, and focusing reconnaissance efforts on information directly relevant to the goals of the penetration test. The overall goal of the reconnaissance phase is to safely and effectively collect intelligence on the target to inform subsequent phases of testing.
The document discusses wireless penetration testing. It describes penetration testing as validating security mechanisms by simulating attacks to identify vulnerabilities. There are various methods of wireless penetration testing including external, internal, black box, white box, and grey box. Wireless penetration testing involves several phases: reconnaissance, scanning, gaining access, maintaining access, and covering tracks. The document emphasizes that wireless networks are increasingly important but also have growing security concerns that penetration testing can help address.
Penetration testing reporting and methodologyRashad Aliyev
This paper covering information about Penetration testing methodology, standards reporting formats and comparing reports. Explained problem of Cyber Security experts when they making penetration tests. How they doing current presentations.
We will focus our work in penetration testing methodology reporting form and detailed information how to compare result and related work information.
This presentation will provide an overview of what a penetration test is, why companies pay for them, and what role they play in most IT security programs. It will also include a brief overview of the common skill sets and tools used by today’s security professionals. Finally, it will offer some basic advice for getting started in penetration testing. This should be interesting to aspiring pentesters trying to gain a better understanding of how penetration testing fits into the larger IT security world.
Additional resources can be found in the blog below:
https://www.netspi.com/blog/entryid/140/resources-for-aspiring-penetration-testers
More security blogs by the authors can be found @
https://www.netspi.com/blog/
Penetration testing involves assessing an organization's security processes and vulnerabilities by simulating real-world attacks. This is done through methodologies like OSSTMM and standards like CIS guides and ISO 2700x. The goals are to estimate security, gain unauthorized access to systems, and access certain information/data. Approaches include perimeter, wireless, and internal testing from user workstations or network segments. Real attacks aim to hack, while penetration testing is legal and aims to help organizations. Common tools used include Nmap, Metasploit, Cain & Abel, Aircrack, and browser/notepad. Examples demonstrated password cracking, SQL injection exploitation, and privilege escalation in Active Directory. Wireless, social engineering,
This document discusses network security and penetration testing. It provides an overview of creating a networking lab and the tools used, including Cisco Packet Tracer, Backtrack, Metasploit, and Wireshark. The document then covers network security topics like common network threats, router security, switch security, and port security. It defines penetration testing and explains its goals of finding vulnerabilities and recommending improvements. The phases of penetration testing are outlined as profiling, enumeration, vulnerability analysis, exploitation, and reporting. Different styles of penetration testing like blue team and red team are also summarized.
This document discusses vulnerability assessment and penetration testing. It defines them as two types of vulnerability testing that search for known vulnerabilities and attempt to exploit vulnerabilities, respectively. Vulnerability assessment uses automated tools to detect known issues, while penetration testing employs hacking techniques to demonstrate how deeply vulnerabilities could be exploited like an actual attacker. Both are important security practices for identifying weaknesses and reducing risks, but require different skills and have different strengths, weaknesses, frequencies, and report outputs. Reasons for vulnerabilities include insecure coding, limited testing, and misconfigurations. The document outlines common vulnerability and attack types as well as how vulnerability assessment and penetration testing are typically conducted.
http://www.cyber-51.com offers Network Penetration Testing, Web Application Penetration Testing, SAP Penetration Testing, DoS and DDoS Testing and Cloud Security Testing
The presentation explains the phases of penetration testing and gives an idea about basic tools to perform penetration testing. Penetration testing, also called pen testing or ethical hacking, is the practice of testing a computer system, network or web application to find security vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit. Penetration testing can be automated with software applications or performed manually.
This document outlines a presentation on penetration testing. It discusses what penetration testing is, the need for it, and common methods and techniques used. The methodology typically involves 7 stages: scope definition, information gathering, vulnerability detection, analysis and planning, attack and privilege escalation, results analysis and reporting, and cleanup. Various tools used for penetration testing are also listed, including Nmap, Metasploit, ExploitTree, and Whopix. The document concludes with questions from the audience.
Title: Hands on Penetration Testing 101 by Scott Sutherland & Karl Fosaaen
Abstract: The goal of this training is to introduce attendees to standard penetration test methodologies, tools, and techniques. Hands on labs will cover the basics of asset discovery, vulnerability enumeration, system penetration, privilege escalation, and bypassing end point protection. During the labs, common vulnerabilities will be leveraged to illustrate attack techniques, using freely available tools such as Nmap and Metasploit. This training will be valuable to anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of penetration testing or to system administrators trying to understand common attack approaches.
Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability ScanningSecurityMetrics
For more info on pen testing: securitymetrics.com/sm/pub/penetrationtesting
For more info on vulnerability scanning: securitymetrics.com/sm/pub/vulnerabilityscanning
Even the most experienced administrators may fail to implement the latest secure practices at your business. The easiest and most accurate ways to discover if your business is secure enough to withstand a hack is to test it through the eyes of a hacker. An ethical hacker is simply a computer bodyguard that manually examines a business environment for weaknesses via a penetration test, and determines which weaknesses he can exploit. Discover how penetration testers search for vulnerabilities by using the latest hacking techniques, and learn how to baton down your organizational hatches with penetration testing and vulnerability scanning.
Vulnerability and Exploit Trends: Combining behavioral analysis and OS defens...EndgameInc
Despite the best efforts of the security community—and big claims from security vendors—large areas of vulnerabilities and exploits remain to be leveraged by adversaries.You will learn about:
- A new perspective on the current state of software flaws.
- The wide margin between disclosed vulnerabilities and
public exploits including a historical analysis and
trending patterns.
- Effective countermeasures that can be deployed to
detect, and prevent, the exploitation of vulnerabilities.
- The limitations of Operating System provided mitigations,
and how a combination of increased countermeasures
with behavioral analysis will get defenders closer to
preventing the largest number of threats.
The document discusses penetration testing, which involves evaluating systems and applications to identify vulnerabilities from an unauthorized user's perspective. It describes why companies perform penetration tests, such as to comply with regulations and prevent data breaches. It outlines the skills needed like technical abilities in operating systems, networking, and applications as well as offensive and defensive security knowledge. Common tools used in penetration tests are also listed.
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.
Introduction To Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration TestingRaghav Bisht
A vulnerability assessment identifies vulnerabilities in systems and networks to understand threats and risks. Penetration testing simulates cyber attacks to detect exploitable vulnerabilities. There are three types of penetration testing: black box with no system info; white box with full system info; and grey box with some system info. Common vulnerabilities include SQL injection, XSS, weak authentication, insecure storage, and unvalidated redirects. Tools like Nexpose, QualysGuard, and OpenVAS can automate vulnerability assessments.
What is Penetration & Penetration test ?Bhavin Shah
Penetration testing (also called pen testing) is the practice of testing a computer system, network or Web application to find vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit.
The Security Vulnerability Assessment Process & Best PracticesKellep Charles
Conducting regular security assessments on the organizational network and computer systems has become a vital part of protecting information-computing assets. Security assessments are a proactive and offensive posture towards information security as compared to the traditional reactive and defensive stance normally implemented with the use of Access Control-Lists (ACLs) and firewalls.
Too effectively conduct a security assessment so it is beneficial to an organization, a proven methodology must be followed so the assessors and assesses are on the same page.
This presentation will evaluate the benefits of credential scanning, scanning in a virtual environment, distributed scanning as well as vulnerability management.
Penetration testing, also known as ethical hacking, involves testing an organization's security defenses to identify vulnerabilities. It is conducted by simulating attacks to find weak points in the system. Penetration tests are typically done once a year but may be run more often when systems or policies change. Common penetration testing tools include Metasploit Project, Nmap, Wireshark, and John the Ripper. Different testing strategies like black box, white box, internal, and external are used to test security from both inside and outside the organization.
This presentation talks about the focus towards building security in the software development life cycle and covers details related to Reconnaissance, Scanning and Attack based test design and execution approach.
The document discusses vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT) and related Indian laws. It provides definitions for vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, noting there are no legal definitions. It outlines when penetration testing would be considered illegal, such as without authorization or exceeding the testing scope. The legal provisions for unauthorized penetration testing are discussed, including penalties of up to 3 years imprisonment or Rs. 5 lakhs fine under the IT Act. Case studies are presented and best practices are recommended, such as having a well-defined contract and scope of work to avoid legal issues.
The document discusses the concept of a "Purple Team" which combines the skills and perspectives of both Red Teams (which simulate attacks) and Blue Teams (which defend against attacks). A Purple Team aims to improve security by facilitating cooperation and feedback between offensive and defensive teams. Several scenarios are provided as examples of how a Purple Team could work to help each side improve. The goal is for teams to stop seeing each other as adversaries and instead work together to enhance the security of an organization.
Nessus scan report using the defualt scan policy - Tareq HanayshaHanaysha
The Nessus scan report summarizes the results of a vulnerability scan performed on a Windows Vista system. The scan found 20 open ports, with 46 low, 8 medium and no high severity issues. Common services like MySQL, HTTP, and SMB were identified. The operating system was determined to be Windows Vista Home and the host name was tareq-laptop. Detailed information is provided about issues found on specific ports including unknown services, web servers, and NetBIOS information retrieved from the host.
Attack All The Layers - What's Working in Penetration TestingNetSPI
The document discusses techniques for attacking different layers during a penetration test. It covers attacking protocols like ARP, NBNS, SMB, PXE and DTP. It also discusses attacking passwords by cracking hashes, dictionary attacks, and dumping passwords in cleartext. Application attacks like SQL injection and directory traversals are mentioned. Bypassing endpoint protection through code injection and modifying application whitelisting is covered. Windows privilege escalation techniques like exploiting insecure service configurations and dumping credentials from memory are also summarized. The conclusions state that most networks and protocols have vulnerabilities but can be fixed through proper controls and patching.
Penetration testing involves assessing an organization's security processes and vulnerabilities by simulating real-world attacks. This is done through methodologies like OSSTMM and standards like CIS guides and ISO 2700x. The goals are to estimate security, gain unauthorized access to systems, and access certain information/data. Approaches include perimeter, wireless, and internal testing from user workstations or network segments. Real attacks aim to hack, while penetration testing is legal and aims to help organizations. Common tools used include Nmap, Metasploit, Cain & Abel, Aircrack, and browser/notepad. Examples demonstrated password cracking, SQL injection exploitation, and privilege escalation in Active Directory. Wireless, social engineering,
This document discusses network security and penetration testing. It provides an overview of creating a networking lab and the tools used, including Cisco Packet Tracer, Backtrack, Metasploit, and Wireshark. The document then covers network security topics like common network threats, router security, switch security, and port security. It defines penetration testing and explains its goals of finding vulnerabilities and recommending improvements. The phases of penetration testing are outlined as profiling, enumeration, vulnerability analysis, exploitation, and reporting. Different styles of penetration testing like blue team and red team are also summarized.
This document discusses vulnerability assessment and penetration testing. It defines them as two types of vulnerability testing that search for known vulnerabilities and attempt to exploit vulnerabilities, respectively. Vulnerability assessment uses automated tools to detect known issues, while penetration testing employs hacking techniques to demonstrate how deeply vulnerabilities could be exploited like an actual attacker. Both are important security practices for identifying weaknesses and reducing risks, but require different skills and have different strengths, weaknesses, frequencies, and report outputs. Reasons for vulnerabilities include insecure coding, limited testing, and misconfigurations. The document outlines common vulnerability and attack types as well as how vulnerability assessment and penetration testing are typically conducted.
http://www.cyber-51.com offers Network Penetration Testing, Web Application Penetration Testing, SAP Penetration Testing, DoS and DDoS Testing and Cloud Security Testing
The presentation explains the phases of penetration testing and gives an idea about basic tools to perform penetration testing. Penetration testing, also called pen testing or ethical hacking, is the practice of testing a computer system, network or web application to find security vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit. Penetration testing can be automated with software applications or performed manually.
This document outlines a presentation on penetration testing. It discusses what penetration testing is, the need for it, and common methods and techniques used. The methodology typically involves 7 stages: scope definition, information gathering, vulnerability detection, analysis and planning, attack and privilege escalation, results analysis and reporting, and cleanup. Various tools used for penetration testing are also listed, including Nmap, Metasploit, ExploitTree, and Whopix. The document concludes with questions from the audience.
Title: Hands on Penetration Testing 101 by Scott Sutherland & Karl Fosaaen
Abstract: The goal of this training is to introduce attendees to standard penetration test methodologies, tools, and techniques. Hands on labs will cover the basics of asset discovery, vulnerability enumeration, system penetration, privilege escalation, and bypassing end point protection. During the labs, common vulnerabilities will be leveraged to illustrate attack techniques, using freely available tools such as Nmap and Metasploit. This training will be valuable to anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of penetration testing or to system administrators trying to understand common attack approaches.
Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability ScanningSecurityMetrics
For more info on pen testing: securitymetrics.com/sm/pub/penetrationtesting
For more info on vulnerability scanning: securitymetrics.com/sm/pub/vulnerabilityscanning
Even the most experienced administrators may fail to implement the latest secure practices at your business. The easiest and most accurate ways to discover if your business is secure enough to withstand a hack is to test it through the eyes of a hacker. An ethical hacker is simply a computer bodyguard that manually examines a business environment for weaknesses via a penetration test, and determines which weaknesses he can exploit. Discover how penetration testers search for vulnerabilities by using the latest hacking techniques, and learn how to baton down your organizational hatches with penetration testing and vulnerability scanning.
Vulnerability and Exploit Trends: Combining behavioral analysis and OS defens...EndgameInc
Despite the best efforts of the security community—and big claims from security vendors—large areas of vulnerabilities and exploits remain to be leveraged by adversaries.You will learn about:
- A new perspective on the current state of software flaws.
- The wide margin between disclosed vulnerabilities and
public exploits including a historical analysis and
trending patterns.
- Effective countermeasures that can be deployed to
detect, and prevent, the exploitation of vulnerabilities.
- The limitations of Operating System provided mitigations,
and how a combination of increased countermeasures
with behavioral analysis will get defenders closer to
preventing the largest number of threats.
The document discusses penetration testing, which involves evaluating systems and applications to identify vulnerabilities from an unauthorized user's perspective. It describes why companies perform penetration tests, such as to comply with regulations and prevent data breaches. It outlines the skills needed like technical abilities in operating systems, networking, and applications as well as offensive and defensive security knowledge. Common tools used in penetration tests are also listed.
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.
Introduction To Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration TestingRaghav Bisht
A vulnerability assessment identifies vulnerabilities in systems and networks to understand threats and risks. Penetration testing simulates cyber attacks to detect exploitable vulnerabilities. There are three types of penetration testing: black box with no system info; white box with full system info; and grey box with some system info. Common vulnerabilities include SQL injection, XSS, weak authentication, insecure storage, and unvalidated redirects. Tools like Nexpose, QualysGuard, and OpenVAS can automate vulnerability assessments.
What is Penetration & Penetration test ?Bhavin Shah
Penetration testing (also called pen testing) is the practice of testing a computer system, network or Web application to find vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit.
The Security Vulnerability Assessment Process & Best PracticesKellep Charles
Conducting regular security assessments on the organizational network and computer systems has become a vital part of protecting information-computing assets. Security assessments are a proactive and offensive posture towards information security as compared to the traditional reactive and defensive stance normally implemented with the use of Access Control-Lists (ACLs) and firewalls.
Too effectively conduct a security assessment so it is beneficial to an organization, a proven methodology must be followed so the assessors and assesses are on the same page.
This presentation will evaluate the benefits of credential scanning, scanning in a virtual environment, distributed scanning as well as vulnerability management.
Penetration testing, also known as ethical hacking, involves testing an organization's security defenses to identify vulnerabilities. It is conducted by simulating attacks to find weak points in the system. Penetration tests are typically done once a year but may be run more often when systems or policies change. Common penetration testing tools include Metasploit Project, Nmap, Wireshark, and John the Ripper. Different testing strategies like black box, white box, internal, and external are used to test security from both inside and outside the organization.
This presentation talks about the focus towards building security in the software development life cycle and covers details related to Reconnaissance, Scanning and Attack based test design and execution approach.
The document discusses vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT) and related Indian laws. It provides definitions for vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, noting there are no legal definitions. It outlines when penetration testing would be considered illegal, such as without authorization or exceeding the testing scope. The legal provisions for unauthorized penetration testing are discussed, including penalties of up to 3 years imprisonment or Rs. 5 lakhs fine under the IT Act. Case studies are presented and best practices are recommended, such as having a well-defined contract and scope of work to avoid legal issues.
The document discusses the concept of a "Purple Team" which combines the skills and perspectives of both Red Teams (which simulate attacks) and Blue Teams (which defend against attacks). A Purple Team aims to improve security by facilitating cooperation and feedback between offensive and defensive teams. Several scenarios are provided as examples of how a Purple Team could work to help each side improve. The goal is for teams to stop seeing each other as adversaries and instead work together to enhance the security of an organization.
Nessus scan report using the defualt scan policy - Tareq HanayshaHanaysha
The Nessus scan report summarizes the results of a vulnerability scan performed on a Windows Vista system. The scan found 20 open ports, with 46 low, 8 medium and no high severity issues. Common services like MySQL, HTTP, and SMB were identified. The operating system was determined to be Windows Vista Home and the host name was tareq-laptop. Detailed information is provided about issues found on specific ports including unknown services, web servers, and NetBIOS information retrieved from the host.
Attack All The Layers - What's Working in Penetration TestingNetSPI
The document discusses techniques for attacking different layers during a penetration test. It covers attacking protocols like ARP, NBNS, SMB, PXE and DTP. It also discusses attacking passwords by cracking hashes, dictionary attacks, and dumping passwords in cleartext. Application attacks like SQL injection and directory traversals are mentioned. Bypassing endpoint protection through code injection and modifying application whitelisting is covered. Windows privilege escalation techniques like exploiting insecure service configurations and dumping credentials from memory are also summarized. The conclusions state that most networks and protocols have vulnerabilities but can be fixed through proper controls and patching.
Thick Application Penetration Testing - A Crash CourseNetSPI
This document provides an overview of penetration testing thick applications. It discusses why thick apps present unique risks compared to web apps, common thick app architectures, and how to access and test various components of thick apps including the GUI, files, registry, network traffic, memory, and configurations. A variety of tools are listed that can be used for tasks like decompiling, injecting code, and exploiting excessive privileges. The document concludes with recommendations such as never storing sensitive data in assemblies and being careful when deploying thick apps via terminal services.
Vulnerability Assessment and Rapid Warning System Enhancements inKeith G. Tidball
This presentation represents initial efforts to down scale a global flood vulnerability model developed in a cloud based computing tool Google Earth Engine for the noncoastal “upstate areas” of the State of New York. This customized New York application of the model is the result of collaboration with colleagues at Yale University. The model analyzes social and physical vulnerability to riverine flooding based on multiple data inputs, outputs the high risk areas for flooding, and runs statistics on the population living in the flooded zone. Initial results examine the ability for the model to predict risk for a specific storm area, county, or watershed in 1-30 seconds. Future work requires further testing and validation of the model, a more advanced algorithm, and dynamic user-friendly interface for public risk communication of both underlying vulnerability and an early warning system.
This document provides an introduction to performing dictionary attacks against Windows systems. It outlines the process which includes identifying domains, enumerating domain controllers and users, determining the domain lockout policy, creating a dictionary, and performing the attack while respecting the lockout policy. Various tools are listed for each step, such as Nmap, NetBIOS, LDAP queries, and Hydra. The goals of dictionary attacks are to identify weak passwords and use compromised accounts as entry points. The document stresses following the lockout policy to avoid locking out accounts during testing.
Application Risk Prioritization - Overview - Secure360 2015 - Part 1 of 2NetSPI
App Security? There’s a metric for that! (Part 1 of 2)
Over the past year, NetSPI has been working on a new approach to manage and measure application security. By combining OWASP’s Software Assurance Maturity Model, traditional risk assessment methodologies, and experience developing security metrics, NetSPI developed a methodology that may be used to help organizations improve the way they manage and prioritize their application security initiatives. Once fully developed, this approach will be donated to OWASP either as an add-on to the existing SAMM project or as a new project intended to improve application security management.
In this presentation, NetSPI provides a detailed walk-through of the overall methodology as well as OWASP’s SAMM project. We provide examples of the types of metrics and executive dashboards that can be generated by using this approach to managing application security and help highlight various ways this information can be used to further improve the overall maturity of application security programs.
Be sure to check out Part 2 of this presentation for a more "Hands On" approach.
http://www.slideshare.net/NetSPI/application-risk-prioritizationhandsonsecure360part2of2
Threat modeling web application: a case studyAntonio Fontes
Threat modeling is a technique to identify security risks in a web application before development. The speaker conducted a threat modeling exercise for a newspaper company developing a new paid electronic edition feature. He identified threats such as unauthorized access to paid content and financial data theft. Controls like access control, authentication, encryption, and logging were recommended to address these threats. The threat modeling process and results were documented in a report to guide secure development of the new feature.
The document discusses penetration testing and related security concepts. It covers topics like vulnerability assessment, security audits, the differences between penetration testing and other assessments, common penetration testing methodologies, and the standard phases of information gathering, network mapping, vulnerability identification, exploitation, privilege escalation, maintaining access and covering tracks.
This document provides a vulnerability assessment report for a network called the Grey Network. It analyzes vulnerabilities found on 3 machines with IP addresses 172.31.106.13, 172.31.106.90, and 172.31.106.196. The report found critical vulnerabilities on all machines from outdated operating systems and software. Specific issues included an unencrypted Telnet server, outdated Apache and OpenSSL versions, and Windows XP past its end of life. Scanning tools like Nmap, Nikto, and Nessus were used to detect these vulnerabilities. The report recommends patching all systems, updating to current versions, and disabling insecure services.
Introduction to Web Application Penetration TestingAnurag Srivastava
Web Application Pentesting
* Process to check and penetrate the security of a web application or a website
* process involves an active analysis of the application for any weaknesses, technical flaws, or vulnerabilities
* Any security issues that are found will be presented to the system owner, together with an assessment of the impact, a proposal for mitigation or a technical solution.
Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing Report Rishabh Upadhyay
This document is Rishabh Upadhyay's bachelor's project on ethical hacking and penetration testing. It includes an acknowledgements section thanking those who provided guidance. The project aims to penetration test the local area network of the University of Allahabad, map the network, identify important hosts and services, and demonstrate some attacks. It also includes developing a simple network scanner program. The document is divided into multiple parts covering introductions to topics like hackers vs ethical hackers and penetration testing methodology, as well as a vulnerability assessment report from testing the university's network.
Web Application Penetration Testing Introductiongbud7
This document provides an overview of web application penetration testing. It discusses the goals of testing to evaluate security by simulating attacks. The testing process involves gathering information, understanding normal application behavior, and then applying targeted techniques to find weaknesses. The document outlines the reconnaissance, mapping, and active testing phases. It also demonstrates various tools like Burp Suite, W3AF, and SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks.
The document provides an overview of penetration testing basics from a presentation by The Internet Storm Center, SANS Institute, and GIAC Certification Program. It discusses the Internet Storm Center, SANS/GIAC training and certifications, common cyber threats, the methodology for penetration testing, tools used for various stages like reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation, and analysis, and the importance of reporting and mitigation strategies.
Surachai Chatchalermpun has several cybersecurity certifications including the CEH, ECSA, and GPEN. He is certified in ethical hacking and penetration testing by EC-Council and SANS GIAC. Additionally, he holds certifications from OSSTMM and Mile2 that demonstrate his expertise in security testing methodologies and as a certified penetration testing engineer.
This document discusses analysis of web application penetration testing. It provides statistics on common vulnerabilities like SQL injection, XSS, and file inclusion. It then covers methodologies for information gathering, understanding application logic, observing normal behavior, and targeted testing. A variety of tools for penetration testing are listed, along with search queries that can be used during reconnaissance. The document discusses benefits of penetration testing like protecting companies and meeting compliance. It concludes with recommendations for securing web applications like keeping software updated, input validation, code reviews, and runtime monitoring.
Metasploit for Penetration Testing: Beginner ClassGeorgia Weidman
1. An introduction to Metasploit basics, terminology, and interfaces like Msfconsole.
2. A demonstration of exploiting vulnerabilities using Metasploit modules and payloads like Meterpreter.
3. A discussion of post-exploitation techniques in Metasploit like privilege escalation, lateral movement, and maintaining access.
The document outlines a systematic approach to risk assessment that includes analyzing infrastructure, security requirements, threats, risks, and developing a risk treatment plan. It discusses applying this methodology to risk assessments of SCADA environments. Key challenges with SCADA assessments include long lifecycles, different impacts of incidents, new interconnections, and constraints during technical testing. The document also provides some examples of common issues found during SCADA assessments, such as insecure protocols, physical access problems, and a general lack of security processes and awareness.
FIRST 2006 Full-day Tutorial on Logs for Incident ResponseAnton Chuvakin
Outline:
Incident Response Process
Logs Overview
Logs Usage at Various Stages of the Response Process
How Log from Diverse Sources Help
Log Review, Monitoring and Investigative processes
Standards and Regulation Affecting Logs and Incident Response
Incident Response vs Forensics
Case Studies
Log Analysis Mistakes
AMI Security 101 - Smart Grid Security East 2011dma1965
The document outlines the agenda for an AMI security workshop, including introductions, an overview of AMI security challenges from both top-down and bottom-up perspectives, how utilities are managing security, vulnerability testing, lessons learned, and the road ahead. Presenters are from security companies and utilities to discuss topics like threat modeling, attack surfaces, software development lifecycles, penetration testing, and ongoing security processes.
AUTOMATED PENETRATION TESTING: AN OVERVIEWcscpconf
The document discusses automated penetration testing and provides an overview. It compares manual and automated penetration testing, noting that automated testing allows for faster, more standardized and repeatable tests but has limitations in developing new exploits. It also reviews some current automated penetration testing methodologies and tools, including those using HTTP/TCP/IP attacks, linking common scanning tools, a Python-based tool targeting databases, and one using POMDPs for multi-step penetration test planning under uncertainty. The document concludes that automated testing is more efficient than manual for known vulnerabilities but cannot replace manual testing for discovering new exploits.
Successful Software Projects - What you need to considerLloydMoore
A successful software project is much more than just getting the code to compile and run. Building a successful piece of software requires multiple stages of planning and execution. The success or failure of the project will depend as much upon the processes used for development the project as the final project itself. This presentation is a high level survey of key processes and considerations that should be addressed for any project, from the beginning to end. When to use them, when they can be skipped and what the consequences can be if a process is skipped inappropriately.
1. Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT) involves identifying security vulnerabilities in an organization's network and systems through scanning and manual exploitation techniques.
2. The process includes information gathering, scanning to detect vulnerabilities, analysis of vulnerabilities found, and penetration testing to manually exploit vulnerabilities.
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2. Agenda The PenetrationTest
Problems in the current PenetrationTest
practice
Automating PenetrationTests
TheTechnical Challenges
Overcoming theTechnical Challenges
Conclusiones
5. Black Art or Science?
A penetration test is a method of evaluating the security of a computer
system or network by simulating an attack. AWeb Application Penetration
Test focuses only on evaluating the security of a web application.The
process involves an active analysis of the application for any weaknesses,
technical flaws, or vulnerabilities. (OWASP)
Targets the legitimate business functions users use everyday.
The supporting infrastructure is generally off limits
It is not a code review
What isWebApplicationTesting?
6. Common Misnomers
“Our site is safe”:
We have firewalls in place
We encrypt our data
We have IDS / IPS
We have a privacy policy
WhyTest?
7. The firewall is going to let them in
Encryption will hide most of the attacks
Privacy? Like they care!
Your Front Door Hacker
8. How does it work?
Xyz.pqr.com Data Base
Server
Firewall
IDS / IPS
SQL injection
over HTTPS
(port 443)
Network Security
Controls
Database returns
Account Passwords
10. Key
Underlying
Concepts
from our
Definition
“Localized”
Implies definition of scope
“Time-constrained”
A pentest does not last forever
“Attempt to breach the security”
A pentest is not a full security audit
“Using the attacker’s techniques”
Implies definition of the attacker’s role
12. The Goal To improve information security awareness
To assess risk
To mitigate risk immediately
To reinforce the IS process
To assist in decision making processes
13. The Scope:
What will be
tested?
IT infrastructure
Security architecture
Prevention capabilities
Detection capabilities
Response capabilities
Policies and procedures
Business processes
14. The Scope:
When it will
be tested?
Start
Duration
Weakest/Strongest moment
Normal operational state
Periodically, random date within limits
Before/After specific projects
16. The
Attacker’s
Profile
External
With zero previous knowledge
With some degree of knowledge
Internal
With zero previous knowledge
With some degree of knowledge
Associate
17. The Result:
Final Report
Clear description of scope and methodology
Reproducible and accountable process
High level analysis and description (suitable for
upper/non technical management)
General recommendations and conclusions
Detailed findings
18. Information
Gathering
How is it
usually
done?
Information Gathering
Information Analysis and Planning
Vulnerability Detection
Penetration
Attack/Privilege Escalation
Analysis and reporting
Clean-up
Vulnerability
Detection
Penetration
Attack/
Privilege
Escalation
Information
Analysis and
Planning
Analysis
and
Reporting
Clean Up
23. Attack/
Privilege
Escalation
Phase
Final target compromise: SUCCESS!
Intermediate target: full compromise, pivoting
Intermediate target: partial compromise, pivoting
Point of attack/attacker profile switching
Back to information gathering phase
24. Clean Up
Phase
Definition of specific clean up tasks
Definition of specific clean up procedures
Clean up execution
27. Information
Gathering
Phase:
OK
Public organization information
M&A, SEC fillings, patent grants,etc.
Job openings
Employee information
Web browsing
Web crawling
Mailing list and newsgroups posts
Nmap, traceroute, firewall, ping sweeps, etc
NIC registrations
DNS records
SNMP scanning
OS fingerprinting
Banner grabbing
War dialers
Social engineering
Dumpster diving
Etcetera
28. Information
Analysis
and
Planning
Phase:
Not OK
Difficult and time consuming task of consolidating
all the information gathered and extract high level
conclusions that will help to define an attack
strategy
Hard to keep an up to date general overview of the
components and their interaction
No specific tools aimed at addressing this phase
Experienced and knowledgeable resources required
for this stage, overall time constraint could limit the
extent of their work
No formal processes or tools to help estimate time
and efforts
29. Vulnerability
Detection
Phase:
OK
Large variety of tools available:
CommercialVulnerability scanners
Free & Open source scanners
Application level testing tools
OS specific testing tools
Large amount of information available:
Publicly known vulnerability information
Vulnerability database
Various sources of security advisories
(vendors, CERTs, information security
companies, etc.)
SecurityFocus.com
Bugtraq, NT bugtraq, pentest mailing list
Newsgroups, papers, CVE
In-house research is not avoidable
30. Penetration
Phase:
Not OK
Although there are some tools available, they
generally require customization and testing
Publicly available exploits are generally
unreliable and require customization and testing
(quick hacks, proof of concept code)
In-house developed exploits are generally aimed
at specific tasks or pen test engagements (mostly
due to time constraints)
Knowing that a vulnerability exist does not
always imply that it can be exploited easily, thus
it is not possible to successfully penetrate even
though it is theoretically possible (weakens the
overall result of the engagement)
Knowledge and specialization required for exploit
and tool development
Considerable lab infrastructure required for
successful research, development and testing
(platforms, OS flavors, OS versions, applications,
networking equipment, etc.)
31. Attack/
Privilege
Escalation
Phase:
Not OK
Some tools and exploits available, usually require
customization and testing (local host exploits,
backdoors, sniffers, sniffing/spoofing libraries, etc.)
Monotonous and time consuming task: setting up
the new “acquired” vantage point (installing
software and tools, compiling for the new
platforms, taking into account configuration
specific details, etc.)
Pivoting might be a key part for success in a pen
test yet it is the less formalized process
Considerable lab infrastructure required for
research, development, customization and testing
32. Analysis
and
Reporting
Phase:
Not OK
Maintaining a record of all actions, commands,
inputs and outputs of all tasks performed during the
pentest is left as methodology to be enforced by
the team members, that does not guarantee
accountability and compliance.
Gathering and consolidating all the log information
from all phases, including all the program and tools
used, is time consuming, boring and prone to error
Organizing the information in a format suitable for
analysis and extraction of high level conclusions and
recommendations is not trivial
Analysis and definitions for general conclusions and
recommendations require experienced and
knowledgeable resources
The actual writing of final reports is usually
considered the boring leftovers of the penetration
test, security expertise and experience is required
to ensure quality but such resources could be better
assigned to more promising endeavors
No specialized tools dedicated to cover the issues
raised above
33. Clean Up
Phase:
Not OK
A detailed and exact list of all actions performed
must be kept, yet there are just rudimentary tools
for this
Clean up of compromised hosts must be done
securely and without affecting normal operations (if
possible)
The clean up process should be verifiable and non-
repudiable, the current practice does not address
this problem.
Often clean up is left as a backup restore job for the
pentest customer, affecting normal operations and
IT resources.
36. Rationale Penetration tests are becoming a common
practice that involve a mix of hacker
handiwork, monotonous tasks and non
formal knowledge. Automating
penetration tests will bring professionalism
to the practice.
37. APT:
What is it
good for?
To make available valuable resources for the more
important phases: high level overview and analysis,
strategic attack planning, results analysis and
recommendations.
To encompass all the penetration test phases under
a single framework
To define and standardize the methodology
To enforce following of the methodology and
ensure quality
To improve the security of the practice
To simplify and speed up monotonous and time
consuming tasks
39. The
Technical
Challenges
(1/3)
Modeling penetration testing, considering all
phases in an intuitive and usable fashion
Building a tool that reflects the model capable of
adopting arbitrary methodologies defined and
redefined by the user
Development and maintenance of a wide range of
exploits for different platforms, operating systems
and applications and multiple combinations of
versions
40. The
Technical
Challenges
(2/3)
Assurance that the developed code is functional
under different network and host configurations
(reliability)
Addressing the attack/privilege escalation phase in
a seamless way.
Handling interactions between different exploits
Building a framework that lets the team develop
and customize new or existing exploits quickly
41. The
Technical
Challenges
(3/3)
Not having to re-invent the wheel each time a new
vulnerability is discovered
Keeping such a beast manageable in terms of size
and complexity
Providing different degrees of ‘stealth-ness’ (to
comply with pen-test requirements)
Having autonomous capabilities (worm-like?)
Having mechanism for acquiring and reusing
knowledge and experience from successive
penetration tests
42. And more… Buffer overflows
Exec/no-exec stack
Multiple platforms/Multiple Operating
systems
Encoding, compression, encryption, etc.
Sniffing/Spoofing
IP Stack based attacks
44. The model
Simplify and abstract all the components of the
system and their relations
Provide a base on which to construct
Provide a common language to talk about the
different components
46. Agents and
Modules
Agents
“The pivoting point” or “the vantage point”
Run modules
Installable on any compromised host
Local stealth techniques for hiding (ala rootkit)
Some autonomy (worm-like) and limited life-
span
Secure (shouldn’t render the client infrastructure
more insecure than before the pentest)
Remotely control other agents
Clean up functionality (uninstall)
Modules
“Any executable task”
Information gathering, information analysis,
attacks, reporting, scripting of other modules
Simple and easy to extend
Have every tool together, under the same
framework
47. Syscall
Proxying
Provides a uniform layer for the interaction with the
underlying system
All modules ultimately access any resource through
this layer
Changing this layer with a proxy effectively
simulates the remote execution of the module
Module
Syscall stub
Local server Remote server
Local execution remote execution
RPC
48. Using a Virtual
Machine
Isolates the particular characteristics of the
“pivoting host” platform from the module
This effectively eliminates all the burden related
to the setup of a vantage point
Just port theVM
Provides a comfortable environment for the
development of new exploits
Productivity is higher on interpreted languages
than on compiled ones
Provides a simple way of scripting (automating) any
task, even higher level ones
Lots of free and powerfulVMs are available (Perl,
Python, Squeak)
49. APIs and
Helpers
Libraries
Any common and general use functionality related
to the coding of exploits should evolve into an API
Prioritizes code-reuse and sharing
Simplifies exploit code, focused on the particular
vulnerability and not on common vulnerability-
writing tasks
Makes the life of the exploit developer easier
(just build on top of existing code)
API’s can evolve independently of written
exploits
Some examples
Shellcode building for different platforms
Sniffing and packet parsing
Spoofing (packet crafting)
Application layer protocols
HTTP, FTP, DNS, SMTP, SNMP, etc
50. Component
Communications
Use crypto protocols to provide privacy & mutual
authentication
Define an abstract “transport” than can be
interchangeable and mounted on top of any
networking protocol
Firewall piercing
Fragmentation (recent ipf bug)
Application layer (HTTP, DNS)
Stealth
IDS evasion
Chaining (ala source-routing) of different
transports in between agents
Provides a way of “jumping” between vantage
points, allowing communication across
diverse security domains (with different
security policies)
51. Logging and
Reporting
Since a single-tool / single-framework is used for all
the pen-test related tasks, it’s easy to keep logs of
every single activity
Use a common document format (such as XML)
that can be easily transformed into what is best for
the particular customer or that follows the
company style (HTML, PDF, DOC)
Getting the information together and building a
report can be done by a module that accesses the
objects in the model
52. Scripting Scripting of modules
Module “macros”
Autonomous action (for more worm-like
attacks, or for scenarios where online
communication with agents before compromise
might not be possible)
A more constructive approach to module
development. Build higher level
attacks/strategies using available modules
If a scripting language is used (with aVM) is
possible to take advantage of its capabilities
to script the execution of modules
53. Knowledge
Base
A database of information on common attack
strategies and success configurations on common
customer scenarios
Guidelines on how to do a specific pentest
depending on target characteristics
IT Infrastructure: Platforms, Network
characteristics, Firewalling strategy (screened
host, packet filtering, appl. proxy, DMZ)
Technology:ASP, PHP, DCOM, SOAP, Perl-CGI,
etc.
Business / Services: web portal, mail, online
store, corporate services, etc.
Full activity logs
Easier to identify common strategies & trends
along different projects
55. Conclusions The current state of the penetration test practice is
far from optimal
Automating them may bring them to a new level of
quality
But in doing so we will face many technical
problems
It may be a new challenge for the IS industry in the
near future