Difference between revisions of "Penetration testing methodologies"

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Summary

• OWASP testing guide
• PCI Penetration testing guide
• Penetration Testing Execution Standard
• NIST 800-115
• Penetration Testing Framework
• Information Systems Security Assessment Framework (ISSAF)
• Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (“OSSTMM”)

Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES)

PTES defines penetration testing as 7 phases.

• Pre-engagement Interactions
• Intelligence Gathering
• Threat Modeling
• Vulnerability Analysis
• Exploitation
• Post Exploitation
• Reporting

Instead of simply methodology or process, PTES also provides hands-on technical guidelines for what/how to test, rationale of testing and recommended testing tools and usage.

http://www.pentest-standard.org/index.php/PTES_Technical_Guidelines

PCI Penetration testing guide

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Requirement 11.3 defines the penetration testing. PCI also defines Penetration Testing Guidance.

PCI DSS Penetration Testing guidance

The PCI DSS Penetration testing guideline provides a very good reference of the following area while it's not a hands-on technical guideline to introduce testing tools.

• Penetration Testing Components
• Qualifications of a Penetration Tester
• Penetration Testing Methodologies
• Penetration Testing Reporting Guidelines

PCI DSS Penetration Testing Requirements

The PCI DSS requirement refer to Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Requirement 11.3

• Based on industry-accepted approaches
• Coverage for CDE and critical systems
• Includes external and internal testing
• Test to validate scope reduction
• Application-layer testing
• Network-layer tests for network and OS

Penetration Testing Framework

The Penetration testing framework provides very comprehensive hands-on penetration testing guide. It also list usage of the testing tools in each testing category. The major area of penetration testing includes -

• Network Footprinting (Reconnaissance)
• Discovery & Probing
• Enumeration
• Password cracking
• Vulnerability Assessment
• AS/400 Auditing
• Bluetooth Specific Testing
• Cisco Specific Testing
• Citrix Specific Testing
• Network Backbone
• Server Specific Tests
• VoIP Security
• Wireless Penetration
• Physical Security
• Final Report - template

http://www.vulnerabilityassessment.co.uk/Penetration%20Test.html

Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment (NIST800-115)

Information Systems Security Assessment Framework (ISSAF)

Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM)

OSSTMM is a methodology to test the operational security of physical locations, workflow, human security testing, physical security testing, wireless security testing, telecommunication security testing, data networks security testing and compliance. OSSTMM can be supporting reference of IOS 27001 instead of a hands-on penetration testing guide.

OSSTMM includes the following key sections:

• • Operational Security Metrics
  • Trust Analysis
  • Work Flow.
  • Human Security Testing
  • Physical Security Testing
  • Wireless Security Testing
  • Telecommunications Security Testing
  • Data Networks Security Testing
  • Compliance Regulations
  • Reporting with the STAR (Security Test Audit Report)

Reference

• https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/documents/Penetration_Testing_Guidance_March_2015.pdf
• http://www.pentest-standard.org/index.php/Main_Page
• http://www.isecom.org/research/osstmm.html
• http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-115/SP800-115.pdf
• http://csrc.nist.gov/news_events/hiipaa_june2012/day2/day2-6_kscarfone-rmetzer_security-testing-assessment.pdf
• http://www.vulnerabilityassessment.co.uk/Penetration%20Test.html
• https://www.owasp.org/images/0/04/Security_Testing_Guidelines_for_mobile_Apps_-_Florian_Stahl%2BJohannes_Stroeher.pdf
• http://www.mcafee.com/tw/resources/white-papers/foundstone/wp-pen-testing-android-apps.pdf
• https://www.kali.org/
• http://www.pentest-standard.org/index.php/PTES_Technical_Guidelines
• https://sourceforge.net/projects/isstf/
• https://sourceforge.net/projects/isstf/files/issaf%20document/issaf0.1/
• https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/pdfs/infosupp_11_3_penetration_testing.pdf