Security Vulnerabilities

  1. Vulnerability Discovery and Assessment Methodologies
    1. Passive Information Gathering
      1. Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
        1. Search Engine Reconnaissance
          1. Social Media Intelligence
            1. Public Database Mining
              1. DNS Reconnaissance
                1. WHOIS Information Gathering
                2. Network Traffic Analysis
                  1. Packet Capture Analysis
                    1. Protocol Analysis
                      1. Metadata Extraction
                      2. Public Vulnerability Databases
                        1. CVE Database Research
                          1. Exploit Database Analysis
                            1. Security Advisory Review
                          2. Active Vulnerability Discovery
                            1. Network Scanning Techniques
                              1. Port Scanning Methods
                                1. TCP Connect Scans
                                  1. SYN Stealth Scans
                                    1. UDP Scans
                                      1. SCTP Scans
                                      2. Service Enumeration
                                        1. Version Detection
                                          1. OS Fingerprinting
                                          2. Vulnerability Scanning
                                            1. Automated Vulnerability Scanners
                                              1. Network-Based Scanning
                                                1. Host-Based Scanning
                                                  1. Database Scanning
                                                    1. Web Application Scanning
                                                    2. Manual Testing Approaches
                                                      1. Manual Penetration Testing
                                                        1. Security Code Review
                                                          1. Configuration Review
                                                            1. Architecture Review
                                                          2. Code Analysis Techniques
                                                            1. Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
                                                              1. Source Code Analysis
                                                                1. Binary Analysis
                                                                  1. Bytecode Analysis
                                                                    1. Abstract Syntax Tree Analysis
                                                                    2. Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
                                                                      1. Runtime Analysis
                                                                        1. Black-Box Testing
                                                                          1. Behavioral Analysis
                                                                          2. Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)
                                                                            1. Instrumentation-Based Testing
                                                                              1. Real-Time Analysis
                                                                                1. Hybrid Analysis Approaches
                                                                                2. Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
                                                                                  1. Dependency Analysis
                                                                                    1. License Compliance
                                                                                      1. Known Vulnerability Detection
                                                                                    2. Specialized Testing Techniques
                                                                                      1. Fuzzing Methodologies
                                                                                        1. Mutation-Based Fuzzing
                                                                                          1. Generation-Based Fuzzing
                                                                                            1. Protocol Fuzzing
                                                                                              1. File Format Fuzzing
                                                                                                1. Web Application Fuzzing
                                                                                                2. Reverse Engineering
                                                                                                  1. Binary Reverse Engineering
                                                                                                    1. Protocol Reverse Engineering
                                                                                                      1. Firmware Analysis
                                                                                                        1. Malware Analysis
                                                                                                        2. Cryptographic Analysis
                                                                                                          1. Cryptographic Protocol Analysis
                                                                                                            1. Key Recovery Attacks
                                                                                                              1. Implementation Weakness Analysis
                                                                                                            2. Penetration Testing Framework
                                                                                                              1. Pre-Engagement Activities
                                                                                                                1. Scoping and Rules of Engagement
                                                                                                                  1. Risk Assessment
                                                                                                                  2. Information Gathering Phase
                                                                                                                    1. Reconnaissance
                                                                                                                      1. Footprinting
                                                                                                                        1. Enumeration
                                                                                                                        2. Vulnerability Assessment Phase
                                                                                                                          1. Vulnerability Identification
                                                                                                                            1. Vulnerability Validation
                                                                                                                              1. Risk Prioritization
                                                                                                                              2. Exploitation Phase
                                                                                                                                1. Exploit Development
                                                                                                                                  1. Exploit Execution
                                                                                                                                    1. Payload Delivery
                                                                                                                                    2. Post-Exploitation Activities
                                                                                                                                      1. Privilege Escalation
                                                                                                                                        1. Persistence Establishment
                                                                                                                                          1. Lateral Movement
                                                                                                                                            1. Data Exfiltration
                                                                                                                                            2. Reporting and Documentation
                                                                                                                                              1. Executive Summary
                                                                                                                                                1. Technical Findings
                                                                                                                                                  1. Risk Assessment
                                                                                                                                                    1. Remediation Recommendations

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