Assignment: Penetration Test Proposal
Rules of Engagement
Overview
Include a brief description of the penetration test project.
Scope
Discuss the scope of the penetration test (pen test).
Checklist
Provide a list of the testing requirements.
Ethical Considerations
Describe how you will apply appropriate ethical principles throughout the penetration testing process.
Reconnaissance Plan
Overview
Provide a summary of the Reconnaissance phase.
Reconnaissance Methods
Identify specific methods and demonstrate a structured and ordered methodology while gathering key information that could be used to penetrate the network and systems of Haverbrook Investment Group. Discuss in detail both passive and active methods of reconnaissance.
Scanning Plan
Overview
Provide a summary of the Scanning phase.
Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
Outline and discuss specific use cases to discover and enumerate information that could be used for potential exploitation. Some examples of information that you are gathering from Haverbrook Investment Group's systems are usernames, machine names, shares, and services from a system. Identify any software, applications, or scripts that will be needed and provide a description of how this software will be used to gather information about Haverbrook's systems.
Gaining Access Plan
Overview
Provide a summary of the Gaining Access phase.
Vulnerable Resources
Identify the resources where vulnerabilities can be located and include a brief description of those resources. Be sure to include a reference to the vulnerability, i.e., NVD.
Techniques and Software
Provide the techniques and any software, applications, or scripts that will be used in gaining access to the network(s) or system(s) along with a description of each technique. Refer to Chapter 6 in the textbook for additional information.
Maintaining Access Plan
Overview
Provide a summary of the Maintaining Access phase.
Techniques and Software
Identify the techniques used to maintain network and/or system access. Provide a brief summary of each technique. Include any software, applications, or scripts that may be needed to maintain access in the network or system(s).
Covering Your Tracks Plan
Overview
Provide a summary of the Cover Your Tracks phase.
Techniques and Software
Identify the methods, software, applications, scripts and any other means of covering your tracks. Provide a brief description of how each of these will be used to hide from the system administrator. Refer to Chapter 6 in the textbook for additional information.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.