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ALSO CALLED: Network Vulnerability Assessment, Network Vulnerability, Security Vulnerabilities, Network Security Vulnerabilities, Vulnerabilities, Host Vulnerability Assessment, and Internet Security Vulnerabilities DEFINITION: An ethical hacker is a computer and network expert who attacks a security system on behalf of its owners, seeking vulnerabilities that a malicious hacker could exploit. To test a security system, ethical hackers use the same methods as their less principled counterparts, but report problems … Definition continues below.

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Airspace Risk Assessment sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 16 May 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2008 SUMMARY: This report is the first step towards wireless vulnerability assessment of your network and managing its wireless security posture. TOPICS: Handheld Devices \| Risk Assessment \| Security \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Wireless Security

Dispelling Top Ten Wireless Security Myths sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 16 May 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2008 SUMMARY: Myths about wireless security can be both dangerous and costly, this paper will revisit and debunk top ten wireless security myths. TOPICS: Best Practices \| Security \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Wireless Security \| WLAN

Endpoint Security Suites: 6 Things Your Company Should Consider sponsored by eEye Digital Security WHITE PAPER: Posted: 14 May 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2008 SUMMARY: Check out this IT Briefing for an overview of the features in today's emerging endpoint security suites, and how to best make use of those features for improved host security. TOPICS: Access Control \| Anti-Spyware Software \| Data Security \| Endpoint Security \| Firewall Appliances \| Intrusion Prevention \| Virus Detection Software \| Vulnerability Assessments

Wireless Security Online, On-demand: Cost-effective, Customizable, Effortless, and Proactive Management of Your Wireless Threat Exposure sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 15 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: This whitepaper introduces a novel way for enabling on-demand wireless security that is affordable, effortless, and customizable. TOPICS: Regulatory Compliance \| Software as a Service \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Wi-Fi \| Wireless Networks \| Wireless Security \| WLAN

Security Best Practices for Enterprise VoIP sponsored by Sipera Systems WHITE PAPER: Posted: 25 Feb 2008 \| Published: 01 Sep 2007 SUMMARY: This white paper details security best practices for Enterprise VoIP implementation and use. TOPICS: Data Security \| Denial of Service Attacks \| Intrusion Prevention \| Messaging Security \| Remote Access Security \| Remote Users \| Security Best Practices \| Unified Messaging \| Virus Protection \| VoIP \| Vulnerability Assessments

E-Guide: Vulnerability Assessment & Reporting sponsored by Bit9, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 18 Feb 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: This e-guide includes everything you need to know to conduct a vulnerability assessment of your Windows networks, explaining everything from how to plan and put together a report to the most common mistakes made when testing Windows networks. TOPICS: Data Security \| Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| Penetration Testing \| Risk Assessment \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Windows

Improve your Security with Enterprise Threat Management sponsored by Sourcefire WHITE PAPER: Posted: 20 Nov 2007 \| Published: 01 Oct 2007 SUMMARY: This paper shows you how to maintain an accurate mapping between IP address and user identity and discusses a solution that enables both rapid response to threats and tighter control of the computing environment. TOPICS: Access Control \| Active Directory \| Authentication \| Integrated Threat Management \| Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| Intrusion Prevention \| Intrusion Prevention Systems \| LDAP \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Policy Server Software \| Security Event Management \| Vulnerability Assessments

Enterprise Threat Management (ETM) - Work Smarter, Not Harder sponsored by Sourcefire WHITE PAPER: Posted: 22 Jun 2007 \| Published: 01 Jun 2007 SUMMARY: Learn about a new approach to security called Enterprise Threat Management (ETM) and find out how it can help your company stop attacks that are underway, aid discovery and recovery after an attack and much more. TOPICS: Access Control \| Information Security \| Integrated Threat Management \| Intrusion Prevention \| Network Event Correlation \| Network Security Software \| Regulatory Compliance \| Security Event Management \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments

The CIO's Guide to Mobile Security sponsored by BlackBerry WHITE PAPER: Posted: 15 Jun 2007 \| Published: 01 Oct 2006 SUMMARY: Mobile security is a growing concern as organizations look to gain competitive advantages through the use of a remote workforce. Read this paper to learn about the security vulnerabilities that can arise when wireless devices access corporate data. TOPICS: Compliance Audits \| Compliance Best Practices \| Mobile Workers \| Risk Management \| Security Best Practices \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Security

The Dirty Dozen:The Top Web Application Vulnerabilies and How to Hunt Them down at the Source sponsored by Ounce Labs WHITE PAPER: Posted: 13 Feb 2005 \| Published: 25 Jan 2005 SUMMARY: Through this white paper, you will discover the top critical design and coding errors that, with today's new technologies, can be identified, analyzed, and eliminated at the source. TOPICS: Software Quality Assurance \| Software Testing \| Source Code Control \| SQL \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Web Application Security

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VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS DEFINITION (continued): … instead of taking advantage of them. Ethical hacking is also known as penetration testing, intrusion testing, and red teaming. An ethical hacker is sometimes called a white hat, a term that comes from old Western movies, where the "good guy" wore a white hat and the "bad guy" wore a black hat.

One of the first examples of ethical hackers at work was in the 1970s, when the United States government used groups of experts called red teams to hack its own …
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