Cisco Networks: Engineers' Handbook of Routing, Switching, and Security with IOS, NX-OS, and ASA

© Chris Carthern and William Wilson and Noel Rivera 2021

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22. Introduction to Network Penetration Testing

Chris Carthern¹  , William Wilson² and Noel Rivera³

(1)

Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand

(2)

FPO, AP, USA

(3)

APO, AE, USA

 

Penetration testing helps determine the security posture of a network. There are different types of penetration testing that relate to the depth of the test and the level of knowledge of the tester. This chapter introduces penetration testing.

Overview

When an organization makes the decision to perform penetration testing, the parameters of the test need to be identified before anything else. These parameters include the level of knowledge of the organization ...