Security Testing

  1. Types of Security Assessments
    1. Vulnerability Assessment
      1. Automated Vulnerability Scanning
        1. Network Vulnerability Scanners
          1. Web Application Scanners
            1. Database Scanners
              1. Configuration Scanners
              2. Scan Types and Approaches
                1. Authenticated Scanning
                  1. Unauthenticated Scanning
                    1. Internal Network Scans
                      1. External Perimeter Scans
                      2. Results Management
                        1. Vulnerability Prioritization
                          1. False Positive Identification
                            1. False Negative Mitigation
                              1. Risk Rating Assignment
                              2. Reporting and Documentation
                                1. Executive Summaries
                                  1. Technical Findings
                                    1. Remediation Guidance
                                      1. Compliance Mapping
                                    2. Penetration Testing
                                      1. Testing Scope Categories
                                        1. External Penetration Testing
                                          1. Internal Network Testing
                                            1. Wireless Network Testing
                                              1. Social Engineering Testing
                                                1. Physical Security Testing
                                                2. Team-Based Testing Approaches
                                                  1. Red Team Operations
                                                    1. Blue Team Defense
                                                      1. Purple Team Collaboration
                                                        1. White Team Oversight
                                                        2. Specialized Testing Types
                                                          1. Assumed Breach Testing
                                                            1. Targeted Attack Simulation
                                                              1. Advanced Persistent Threat Simulation
                                                              2. Testing Methodologies
                                                                1. Goal-Oriented Testing
                                                                  1. Compliance-Driven Testing
                                                                    1. Threat-Based Testing
                                                                  2. Security Auditing
                                                                    1. Audit Types and Frameworks
                                                                      1. Compliance-Based Audits
                                                                        1. Risk-Based Audits
                                                                          1. Operational Audits
                                                                          2. Audit Components
                                                                            1. Policy and Procedure Review
                                                                              1. Configuration Assessment
                                                                                1. Access Control Verification
                                                                                  1. Change Management Review
                                                                                  2. Evidence Collection
                                                                                    1. Log Analysis
                                                                                      1. Interview Processes
                                                                                        1. Document Review
                                                                                          1. System Observation
                                                                                          2. Audit Reporting
                                                                                            1. Finding Classification
                                                                                              1. Control Effectiveness Assessment
                                                                                                1. Improvement Recommendations
                                                                                              2. Risk Assessment
                                                                                                1. Asset Management
                                                                                                  1. Asset Identification
                                                                                                    1. Asset Classification
                                                                                                      1. Asset Valuation
                                                                                                        1. Dependency Mapping
                                                                                                        2. Threat Analysis
                                                                                                          1. Threat Identification
                                                                                                            1. Threat Actor Profiling
                                                                                                              1. Attack Vector Analysis
                                                                                                                1. Threat Intelligence Integration
                                                                                                                2. Vulnerability Assessment
                                                                                                                  1. Technical Vulnerabilities
                                                                                                                    1. Process Vulnerabilities
                                                                                                                      1. Human Factor Vulnerabilities
                                                                                                                      2. Risk Calculation Methods
                                                                                                                        1. Qualitative Risk Analysis
                                                                                                                          1. Quantitative Risk Analysis
                                                                                                                            1. Semi-Quantitative Approaches
                                                                                                                            2. Risk Treatment Strategies
                                                                                                                              1. Risk Mitigation
                                                                                                                                1. Risk Acceptance
                                                                                                                                  1. Risk Transfer
                                                                                                                                    1. Risk Avoidance
                                                                                                                                  2. Static Code Analysis
                                                                                                                                    1. Manual Code Review
                                                                                                                                      1. Secure Coding Standards
                                                                                                                                        1. Code Review Checklists
                                                                                                                                          1. Peer Review Processes
                                                                                                                                          2. Automated Static Analysis
                                                                                                                                            1. Static Application Security Testing Tools
                                                                                                                                              1. Code Quality Analysis
                                                                                                                                                1. Dependency Vulnerability Scanning
                                                                                                                                                2. Analysis Techniques
                                                                                                                                                  1. Control Flow Analysis
                                                                                                                                                    1. Data Flow Analysis
                                                                                                                                                      1. Taint Analysis
                                                                                                                                                        1. Pattern Matching
                                                                                                                                                        2. Common Vulnerability Patterns
                                                                                                                                                          1. Input Validation Flaws
                                                                                                                                                            1. Authentication Weaknesses
                                                                                                                                                              1. Authorization Bypasses
                                                                                                                                                                1. Cryptographic Misuse
                                                                                                                                                              2. Dynamic Application Testing
                                                                                                                                                                1. Dynamic Analysis Approaches
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Black-Box Dynamic Testing
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Grey-Box Dynamic Testing
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Interactive Application Security Testing
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Runtime Analysis Techniques
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Behavior Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Memory Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Network Traffic Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                              1. System Call Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Input/Output Validation
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Boundary Testing
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Format String Testing
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Buffer Overflow Detection
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Performance and Security Correlation
                                                                                                                                                                                    3. Fuzz Testing
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Fuzzing Methodologies
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Mutation-Based Fuzzing
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Generation-Based Fuzzing
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Evolutionary Fuzzing
                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Target Categories
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Protocol Fuzzing
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. File Format Fuzzing
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. API Fuzzing
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Web Application Fuzzing
                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Monitoring and Detection
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Crash Detection
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Anomaly Identification
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Code Coverage Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Fuzzing Tools and Frameworks
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Open Source Fuzzers
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Commercial Fuzzing Platforms
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Custom Fuzzer Development

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