SEC 435 Network Penetration Testing Week 4 Discussion

"Vulnerability Assessments and Penetration Testing Approaches"  Please respond to the following:

• Imagine that you work for a financial organization of which the management feels that one of their competitors was always two steps ahead of them in competitive strategies. Recommend the type of vulnerability assessment analysis that you would perform for this organization. In your recommendation, include the main assessment steps. Provide a rationale for your response. 
• Compare and contrast five (5) differences between conducting an internal versus external penetration test. Suggest the techniques that a penetration tester would use in order to prevent the system administrators or security professionals from knowing the system was illegally accessed. Provide a rationale for your response.