Chapter 20
Security Assessments and Audits
CERTIFICATION OBJECTIVES
20.01 Understanding Types of Assessments
20.02 Performing a Security Assessment
20.03 Performing a Penetration Test
An important task of security professionals is to assess the security of the organization. Organizational security assessment involves not only assessing the technical aspects, such as server and firewall configuration, but also assessing physical security controls and employee awareness with regard to social engineering attacks.
In this chapter you will learn about the different types of assessments that should be performed within the organization and the tools used for the ...
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