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Penetration Testing

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Penetration Testing

Organisations need to be able to find security vulnerabilities before hackers do.

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Penetration testing

  • Penetration testing identifies vulnerabilities in a network's security by attempting a controlled attack on the network.
  • This usually involves carrying out multiple types of attack to see which is most successful.
  • Penetration testing is done by the organisation itself, or an external organisation or contractor they have hired.
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Good penetration testing

  • A good penetration test will check:
    • Technical vulnerabilities.
    • Likelihood of social engineering.
    • A test of damage recovery.
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Motivation for penetration tests

  • Organisations choose to perform penetration testing to try to find vulnerabilities before criminals do.
  • If an organisation can find and fix a bug before it is exploited, it can save time and money.

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