From the course: Performing a Technical Security Audit and Assessment

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Select tools and resources

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From the course: Performing a Technical Security Audit and Assessment

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Select tools and resources

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- When planning a technical security assessment, determining which tools and resources to use will be an important consideration. The tools and resources which get selected will depend on the testing techniques being used in the assessment. For instance, if vulnerability scanning is one of the testing techniques, then the assessment team may select OpenVAS for the scanning tool. If the assessment team is a third party, or made up of traveling assessors, the primary testing platforms may be robust laptops built to handle the processing and memory requirements of all the necessary tools and operating systems. Internal assessors may have dedicated testing servers and appliances staged within the organization's network to centrally execute and manage security assessments. Whenever using technical testing tools and software, it's important to keep them current with the latest versions and malware or vulnerability signatures if necessary. Prior to conducting any security tests, the…

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