Penetration testing, also known as pen testing or ethical hacking, is an evaluation of your computer’s system that should be performed regularly, to ensure your organization’s infrastructure remains protected. This blog describes penetration testing and its importance.
What is penetration testing? The National Cyber Security Center describes penetration testing as, “A method for gaining assurance in the security of an IT system by attempting to breach some or all of that systems security”
What will penetration testing attempt? The test attempts to utilize any vulnerabilities in your system. Essentially it is an attack performed on your computer system, like one that a hacker would do. Pen testing uses the same techniques, tools, and processes as an attacker would, to find the weaknesses in your system.
There are two types of Penetration tests we run:
- Internal- In the internal test, the hacker completes the test from the organization’s network.
- External- In the external test, the hacker attacks from a remote location. In this test, they go against the company’s external facing technology.
Why you should invest in penetration testing:
- Testing the Effectiveness of Your Security Controls- It is important to see the effectiveness of the implemented controls.
- Testing the Effectiveness of Your Incident Response Team- By doing an unexpected penetration test, you can see your team’s ability to respond quickly to a potential cyber-attack.
- Risk Identification- offers insights into which of your channels are most at risk, and what security tools you should invest in/ what protocols to follow.
- Decrease Amount of Errors- This can assist your developers in making fewer errors. Once your developers learn how attackers hack, they have an idea of how to make it more secure and have fewer errors moving forward.
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