Penetration Testing: Taking the Guess Work out of Vulnerability Management

Overview

It is no longer good enough to simply identify potential problems on the network and systems. Security professionals must now know the real risks and implications of vulnerabilities and regularly test the effectiveness of network defenses. This white paper from IDC demonstrates how penetration testing software efficiently and easily helps address these challenges.

Download this IDC Executive Brief and see why penetration testing is necessary for organizations to:

• Understand the actual risk to the business posed by specific vulnerabilities
• Test the security of the network
• Determine if current security investments are actually detecting and preventing attacks