
34 Managing Network Vulnerability Assessment
A survey of network protocols being used on the network and their current
uses
An investigation into WAN (Wide Area Network) connections; do you have
one?
An examination of data and information available over the WAN link
An inspection of the authentication process used to access network
resources
An analysis of the nature and sensitivity of the data residing on systems
connected to the main network backbone
An examination of dial-up points-of-entry into the network
A critique of policies in place to protect information from unauthorized
access, modification, disclosure, and destruction