Security Testing
Network & System Security

image: Today's proliferation of electronic devices is creating an ever increasing attack surface area, making the risk of a successful attack high.

Today's proliferation of electronic
devices is creating an ever
increasing attack surface area,
making the risk of a successful
attack high.


image: Smart Energy Grid meter security testing

Smart Energy Grid meter security testing

Network and system security testing is a service offered by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). The Communications and Embedded Systems Department at SwRI has the expertise to offer network and system security testing services through its various phases, including a number of disciplines related to the security testing process such as:

  • Security Test Planning

    • Test plan development
    • Threat modeling
    • Vulnerability analysis
    • Risk analysis
  • Security Test Execution

    • Exploit development
    • Penetration testing
    • Wireless security
    • Fuzzing
    • Software reverse engineering
    • Hardware reverse engineering
    • Firmware analysis
    • Embedded systems testing
  • Security Test Results

    • Smart Energy Grid meter security testing
    • Gap analysis
    • Mitigation recommendations
    • Mitigation implementation
    • Test equipment and procedures migration

Current and past projects have covered a variety of technologies including:

Related Terminology

vulnerability assessment  •  penetration testing  •  fuzzing  •  asset identification  •  software reverse engineering  •  hardware reverse engineering  •  communications reverse engineering

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07/05/12