RE: what is pen-testing?

From: David Gillett (gillettdavid_at_fhda.edu)
Date: 11/24/03

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    To: "'coder'" <elite.coder@ntlworld.com>, <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 10:08:19 -0800

      Contraction of "penetration testing". Used to be called
    "tiger teams" -- sanctioned breaking into target systems to
    assess the effectiveness of their defenses.

    David Gillett

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: coder [mailto:elite.coder@ntlworld.com]
    > Sent: November 24, 2003 01:11
    > To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
    > Subject: what is pen-testing?
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    >
    > Hi all,
    > I am a newbie to security, and I just wondered what this
    > pen-test thing that
    > keeps popping up is all about
    >
    > Thanx
    >
    > Binks
    >
    >
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