Vulnerability Assessment And Penetration Testing

What you'll learn
Students would learn about Vulnerabilty Assessment
Students would learn how to configure Rapid7 InsightAppSec
Students would learn how to configure Rapid7 InsightVM
Students would learn how to configure Acunetix Vulnerabilty Scanner
Requirements
Basic Networking Knowledge
Basic Cybersecurity Knowledge
Description
Vulnerability assessments define, identify, classify, and prioritize flaws and vulnerabilities in applications, devices, and networks that can expose organizations, their products, services, code, and applications, to attack.Security vulnerabilities allow malicious actors to exploit an organization's applications and systems, so it is essential to identify and respond to them before attackers can exploit them. Comprehensive vulnerability assessments, combined with a risk management strategy, are a critical part of an organization's security management.A vulnerability assessment provides vital insight to understand the risks to an organization's computing environment. The organization can then respond to vulnerabilities based on their priority level. An effective assessment process involves determining the risk that different vulnerabilities pose to an organization. Typically, this process involves using automated tools such as security scanners. Vulnerability assessment reports should record the results produced by these testing and scanning tools. In this Vulnerability Assessment course, the following tools were used: Rapid7 InsightAppSec Rapid7 InsightVMAcunetix Scanner Vulnerability assessment processes typically include the following phases:Testing. Vulnerability testing requires a comprehensive list of known vulnerabilities. The...

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