| LC control no. | sh2011003137 |
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| Topical heading | Penetration testing (Computer security) |
| Variant(s) | Ethical hacking (Computer security) |
| See also | Computer security |
| Found in | Work cat.: 2011025807: Penetration tester's open source toolkit, 2011. McGraw-Hill Dict. of Sci. and Tech. Terms, 2003 (Penetration testing: an activity that is intended to determine if there is a way to cause a computer program to fail to perform in the expected manner; it involves hypothsizing flaws that would prevent the program from enforcing security, and conducting experiments to confirm or refute hypothesized flaws) Wikipedia, viewed June 20, 2011 (Penetration test; occasionally: Pentest; evaluating the security of a computer system or network by simulating an attack from a malicious source) CEH prep guide : the comprehensive guide to certified ethical hacking, 2008. |
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