- Building a Penetration Testing Lab
Bruce Middleton · Auerbach Publications eBooks · 2014
Address Translation (NAT), Network Interface Device (NID), etc. − Firewall admins often have to open up unexpected holes in their network due to “business” reasons. ◾ Project-specic pen test lab: − An exact replica of the target network needs to be created for some reason. − Rarely built due to the expense, but they do exist. − Extreme attention to detail is required. − Did the manufacturer change the chipset in the middle of the produc- tion line? − Even dierent network cables can alter the speed of an attack and change the results. ◾ Ad hoc lab: − Used to test one specic thing on a server. − Discourage the use of ad hoc labs except in rare cases.