Report of vulnerability test at operating system on a virtual machine

Write a report on a vulnerability test that you conducted on an operating system on a virtual machine. WORD COUNT FOR THE REPORT IS 1500 WORDS. In order to gain maximum marks, you MUST follow the report structure given below. Report Structure Introduction The introduction must provide a brief overview of the report, it should include a brief description of the type of tests you will perform and the vulnerabilities you are investigating. Research into OS Vulnerabilities This section needs to provide some evidence that you have conducted research into vulnerabilities associated with your chosen OS. You need to briefly list the ones you are intending to investigate; your research should also include possible remedies to these vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Test Rationale List the vulnerability tests you are about to perform and provide a brief justification of the tests. Methodology Provide detailed evidence of how the penetration testing was conducted. You may wish to use screenshots for this part of your report. Detailed Findings For each vulnerability found, give a description of the following: Source of the vulnerability Describe the source and root cause of each vulnerability. Impact of the vulnerability Give an assessment of the impact if each vulnerability was exploited. Likelihood of the vulnerability being exploited Give an assessment of the probability if each vulnerability would be exploited. Overall Risk Assessment Give a summary of your overall assessment of the vulnerabilities you have discovered. (This section may be put into a table) Recommendations Give your recommendations for dealing with and removing the vulnerabilities you have found and described in your report. Appendix Any information relevant to the penetration testing. References Provide a list of references, this may include books, journals, web sources or other. YOUR REFERENCES MUST BE IN THE HARVARD REFERENCING FORMAT.