Network Security Testing Using Discovery Techniques

A network security assessment is the process of determining how effectively a network being assessed needs specific security objectives. In this paper we have covered the various challenges faced in providing network security, the threats to network security, the components of a network that are usually attacked and the security management. This article provides an insight into the methodology and ethos behind penetration testing. It illustrates why security testing can provide substantial value to an organization by securing its IT infrastructure from real world attacks. It describes the need for penetration testing and analyses the requirements of the same before establishing the objectives to be covered in one run of the penetration test. It also provides background information on penetration testing processes and practices. It then discusses various types of threats in today’s IT world