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NIST SP 800-115

Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment

Date Published: September 2008

Supersedes: SP 800-42 (10/15/2003)

Author(s)

Karen Scarfone (NIST), Murugiah Souppaya (NIST), Amanda Cody (BAH), Angela Orebaugh (BAH)

Abstract

Keywords

Penetration testing; risk assessment; security assessment; security examination; security testing; vulnerability scanning
Control Families

Audit and Accountability; Assessment, Authorization and Monitoring; Risk Assessment; System and Services Acquisition; System and Communications Protection; System and Information Integrity

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-115
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Supplemental Material:
SP 800-115 (EPUB) (epub)

Document History:
09/30/08: SP 800-115 (Final)