Mapping the Penetration Tester's Mind: 0 to Root in 60 Minutes (E)

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Presented at Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference 2012 by

Kizz Myanthia

"Mapping The Penetration Tester\'s Mind" will present tools, methodologies, standards, and frameworks that are used during an active security engagement. This will give the attendees a broad understanding of how a penetration tester locates and determines what is a target, how vulnerabilities are located, what a penetration tester does to actively gain access, and how one small vulnerability can lead to complete infrastructure breach. Many participants understand the importance of having penetration testing performed, but do not understand what is actively done during the engagement. The presentation will provide a good base of information into the penetration tester\'s mindset and allow all participants an opportunity to have a deeper understanding of how to provide guidance to their clients for a successful assessment." Learner Objectives:A requirement for most of the high level compliances is to have a penetration test performed. Most organizations understand that this is a neccessity and have it performed, but do not understand the fundamentals behind why it is important or what is actually done. "Mapping The Penetration Tester\'s Mind" will bridge the gap between the C Level executives and the "techies" in the trench offering valid insight and content to anyone that is currently in the information security world.