Pen Testing Awareness: Results Management

This 14-video course explores benefits to an organization and the role of penetration testing to protect digital assets and networks. In this course learners observe how to manage and analyze testing results. You will examine several testing methods including black box white box and grey box testing. Next you will learn about rules of engagement documents which is executed prior to starting the penetrations testing. This document outlines rules around the test and the importance of setting stopping points within a penetration test and when to stop a penetration test. Explore test findings management risk risk tolerance and how to align recommendations to an organizations needs and goals. You will learn about risk tolerance from a privacy and intellectual property perspective and how to create good test reports for clients. You will learn to categorize your findings by using CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposure) database or the CVE details. Finally you will learn how to communicate needed changes and to emphasize the importance of further testing after recommendations are implemented.