Penetration Testing: RE: Business justification for pentesting

["Craig Wright" <cwright () bdosyd com au>]

This is for a small visa processing site where a full audit is not
required.

This can not be used as a blanket statement. For larger PCI clients and
issuers, an onsite audit (which is extremely detailed if done correctly)
must be completed

Craig 

-----Original Message-----
From: Vic N [mailto:vic778 () hotmail com] 
Sent: 1 September 2005 9:04
To: sectraq () gmail com; pen-test () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: Business justification for pentesting

For Visa / MC PCI 1.0 specification (requirement 11.3), an annual pen
test of network infrastructure and applications must take place once a
year w/remediation.

www.visa.com/cisp (see PCI data security standard)

> hi all,
>
> a few classic question that i would appriciate any answers for.
> 1- i would like to briefly know how to quantify information assets. In 
> other words, i hear a pentester say: if a hacker breaks in ur network, 
> u will loose up to 40000$ for example. how can he come up with such
figures?
> 2- are there any other means to justify pentesting for management 
> except for $$$?
>
> 3- are there any official statistics, figures etc. for justifying 
> pentesting. ther more official it is the better.
>
> 4- any other information you guys might find helpful in justifying a 
> pentest would be appriciated.
>
> thnx in advance for ur help.
>
> T.N


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