PENETRATION TESTING
IT penetration testing, also known as ethical hacking, is a critical practice that involves the simulation of real-world attacks on an organization's IT infrastructure, applications, and systems. The main objective of IT penetration testing is to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses in an organization's IT assets before malicious actors exploit them.
POINT OF VIEW
Many IT professionals and organizations recognize IT penetration testing as a critical practice to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses in their IT systems, applications, and infrastructure. It is an essential tool for improving the security posture of an organization, reducing the risk of cyberattacks, and protecting sensitive data from unauthorized access and theft.
CAPABILITIES
IT penetration testing, also known as ethical hacking, involves the simulation of real-world attacks on an organization's IT infrastructure, applications, and systems to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses. There are several capabilities offered under IT penetration testing.
Vulnerability Scanning
This is an automated process that scans an organization's IT infrastructure, applications, and systems to identify known vulnerabilities.
Manual Testing
Manual testing involves a detailed and thorough analysis of an organization's IT assets to identify security weaknesses and vulnerabilities that may not be detected by automated tools.
Network Penetration Testing
This capability involves testing an organization's network infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access.
Web Application Penetration Testing
This capability involves testing an organization's web applications to identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data.
Wireless Penetration Testing
This capability involves testing an organization's wireless networks to identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access.
Social Engineering
This capability involves testing an organization's employees's security awareness and susceptibility to phishing attacks, social engineering, and other tactics used by attackers to gain unauthorized access.
Mobile Application Penetration Testing
This capability involves testing an organization's mobile applications to identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data.
Red Teaming
This capability involves simulating a real-world attack scenario, where an ethical hacker attempts to breach an organization's IT infrastructure, applications, and systems, testing the effectiveness of an organization's security measures