AUTOMATED COMPUTER SYSTEM SECURITY COMPROMISE
A system is provided for performing penetration testing of a target computer network by installing a remote agent (120) in the target computer network (100). The system includes a local agent (135) provided in a computer consol e (105) and configured to receive and execute commands. A user interface...
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
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Format | Patent |
Language | English French |
Published |
23.01.2003
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Edition | 7 |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | A system is provided for performing penetration testing of a target computer network by installing a remote agent (120) in the target computer network (100). The system includes a local agent (135) provided in a computer consol e (105) and configured to receive and execute commands. A user interface (150) is provided in the console and configured to send commands to and receive information from the local agent (135), process the information, and present the processed information. A database (155) is configured to store the information received from the local agent. A network interface (140) is connected to the local agent and configured to communicate with the remote agent installed in the target computer network (100) via a network (110). Security vulnerability exploitation modules are provided for execution by th e local agent (135) and/or the remote agent (130). |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: CA20022453550 |