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3Com Wants to Hack Your Network -- For a Price

Phil Hochmuth writes in NetworkWorld:

3Com is introducing a security service, called Security Posture Assessment, where 3Com TippingPoint security experts try to break into customers’ systems.

In three days or more of onsite testing, the experts would run a variety of tests and assessment tasks, including network mapping, scanning and password cracking. They would attempt to gain access to machines and move up the hierarchy of system privileges on corporate servers - from guest to admin to root access. Emulation of blended attacks on the customer network, penetration testing and evasion techniques are also used.

posted by Fergie @ 12/12/2005 11:20:00 AM