6Preparing for a Hack
Once the test is planned and tweaked to make certain that process is as valuable as feasibly possible, there remains the practical preparation for the test. Preparing for a test is not as simple as one may conclude. All a hacker may have to do is download his favorite tool and he is off and running. When getting ready to execute a controlled attack there is much more that must be completed long before the first packet hits the wire.
In this chapter we focus on the technical preparation as much as the management of the engagement. This can be very helpful for services providers and their customers alike. For a company ...
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