Daniel um ... ok. I don't see how a security audit is any different to
any other(audit). Audits should be done.

Rick i hope some one can help you. However, do consider the cost of a
server compromise when you are considering testing / having some one
else look at the server.



2009/10/31 Daniel Pittman <[email protected]>:
> Rick Phillips <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> Would any member be interested in conducting a penetration test of a server
>> I administer?  If so, please contact me off list and I will explain the
>> circumstances.
>
> If it were possible, even in the most general of terms, I would be very
> curious to know what you hope to achieve through a penetration test.
>
> As far as I can see a penetration test gives you one piece of information:
> Were the attackers in question capable of breaking in to your network?
>
> What I can't see is how this then turns into anything useful: it might let you
> fix the issues they did discover, but nothing more — especially not, "are you
> actually secure".
>
>
> OTOH, you may see some value that I have missed, so I am very curious to know
> what that is, if it is possible for you to share the information.
>
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