Security Testing

  1. Penetration Testing Execution Standard
    1. Pre-Engagement Phase
      1. Scoping and Requirements
        1. Objective Definition
          1. Success Criteria
            1. Testing Boundaries
              1. Resource Allocation
              2. Communication Planning
                1. Reporting Schedule
                  1. Escalation Procedures
                    1. Status Update Protocols
                    2. Technical Preparation
                      1. Tool Selection
                        1. Environment Setup
                          1. Team Coordination
                        2. Intelligence Gathering
                          1. Passive Reconnaissance
                            1. Open Source Intelligence Collection
                              1. Social Media Investigation
                                1. Public Records Research
                                  1. DNS and WHOIS Analysis
                                    1. Search Engine Reconnaissance
                                    2. Active Reconnaissance
                                      1. Network Discovery
                                        1. Port Scanning
                                          1. Service Enumeration
                                            1. Operating System Fingerprinting
                                              1. Application Identification
                                              2. Information Analysis
                                                1. Data Correlation
                                                  1. Attack Surface Mapping
                                                    1. Target Prioritization
                                                  2. Threat Modeling
                                                    1. Asset Identification
                                                      1. Critical System Identification
                                                        1. Data Classification
                                                          1. Business Process Mapping
                                                          2. Threat Actor Analysis
                                                            1. Motivation Assessment
                                                              1. Capability Evaluation
                                                                1. Access Level Determination
                                                                2. Attack Path Analysis
                                                                  1. Entry Point Identification
                                                                    1. Lateral Movement Paths
                                                                      1. Privilege Escalation Routes
                                                                      2. Risk Prioritization
                                                                        1. Impact Assessment
                                                                          1. Likelihood Evaluation
                                                                            1. Business Risk Calculation
                                                                          2. Vulnerability Analysis
                                                                            1. Vulnerability Discovery
                                                                              1. Automated Scanning
                                                                                1. Manual Testing
                                                                                  1. Configuration Review
                                                                                  2. Vulnerability Validation
                                                                                    1. False Positive Elimination
                                                                                      1. Exploitability Confirmation
                                                                                        1. Impact Verification
                                                                                        2. Vulnerability Classification
                                                                                          1. Severity Rating
                                                                                            1. Exploitability Assessment
                                                                                              1. Business Impact Analysis
                                                                                            2. Exploitation Phase
                                                                                              1. Initial Access
                                                                                                1. Vulnerability Exploitation
                                                                                                  1. Social Engineering
                                                                                                    1. Physical Access
                                                                                                    2. Privilege Escalation
                                                                                                      1. Local Privilege Escalation
                                                                                                        1. Domain Privilege Escalation
                                                                                                          1. Service Account Compromise
                                                                                                          2. Persistence Establishment
                                                                                                            1. Backdoor Installation
                                                                                                              1. Scheduled Task Creation
                                                                                                                1. Registry Modification
                                                                                                                2. Defense Evasion
                                                                                                                  1. Antivirus Bypass
                                                                                                                    1. Logging Evasion
                                                                                                                      1. Network Detection Avoidance
                                                                                                                    2. Post-Exploitation Activities
                                                                                                                      1. System Enumeration
                                                                                                                        1. User Account Discovery
                                                                                                                          1. System Information Gathering
                                                                                                                            1. Network Mapping
                                                                                                                            2. Lateral Movement
                                                                                                                              1. Network Traversal
                                                                                                                                1. Credential Harvesting
                                                                                                                                  1. Remote System Access
                                                                                                                                  2. Data Exfiltration
                                                                                                                                    1. Sensitive Data Identification
                                                                                                                                      1. Data Collection Methods
                                                                                                                                        1. Covert Communication Channels
                                                                                                                                        2. Impact Demonstration
                                                                                                                                          1. Business Process Disruption
                                                                                                                                            1. Data Integrity Compromise
                                                                                                                                              1. Service Availability Impact
                                                                                                                                              2. Evidence Collection
                                                                                                                                                1. Screenshot Documentation
                                                                                                                                                  1. Log File Capture
                                                                                                                                                    1. System State Recording
                                                                                                                                                  2. Reporting and Communication
                                                                                                                                                    1. Executive Summary
                                                                                                                                                      1. Business Risk Overview
                                                                                                                                                        1. Key Findings Summary
                                                                                                                                                          1. Strategic Recommendations
                                                                                                                                                          2. Technical Report
                                                                                                                                                            1. Detailed Findings
                                                                                                                                                              1. Exploitation Steps
                                                                                                                                                                1. Evidence Documentation
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Risk Ratings
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Remediation Guidance
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Immediate Actions
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Short-term Fixes
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Long-term Improvements
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Verification Methods
                                                                                                                                                                          2. Presentation and Briefing
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Stakeholder Communication
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Technical Deep-Dives
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Management Reporting

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