Why CPAs in LA Must Prioritize
Network Penetration Testing
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Network penetration testing,
or a “ethical hacking” as it’s
often called,
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is performed by an expert
who is contracted to leverage
their skills to demonstrate
and simulate
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how a “black hat” hacker
could evade your security
measures, find a vulnerability,
and wreak havoc on your
systems
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these network penetration
testing experts can provide
realistic perspectives
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on how a hacker might exploit
a security gap in your network,
and how to plug the gap
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Testing Strategies
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• Taking a list of known
vulnerabilities and/or
malware techniques and
seeing if there is evidence
that they exist on your
network
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• Investigating to see if a
recent software installation
might have been executed
to leave backdoors to your
network to open up purpose-
built vulnerabilities
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• Methods established within
the Standards for Information
Systems Auditing
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Implementing
Recommendations
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Penetration testing
should not be considered
a “once and done” process
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Regulatory compliance
standards for Payment Card
Industry (PCI) requirements
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or Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act
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require regular penetration
testing and/or vulnerability tests
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Some other reasons you
might want to have network
penetration testing done,
besides never having had
one before:
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• You have just been hacked
and you want to be sure
you are prepared next time
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• Other local businesses in
Los Angeles have been
recently targeted by hackers
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• You have decided to
merge with another firm,
and you want to test the
other firm’s network before
creating connections
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Bottom Line
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Proactively contract
expert penetration testing
as a proactive measure,
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instead of waiting
for black hat hackers
to find your security gaps
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Have you had network
penetration testing done
for your Los Angeles
accounting firm?
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Were you able to increase
your security protocols
based on the findings?
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