Penetration testing is supposed to be a meticulous check of internal and external environmental features that are causing the weakening of the system and the occurrence of hazardous vulnerabilities. The procedure is successfully performed manually and automatically, the only difference lies in the tools and resource pool. Either way, the purpose is the detection of security pain points, elimination of attacking risks in the future and provisioning of businesses protections policies as a part of corporate ethics. Informational security is primarily based on the software and equipment efficiency in case of intrusion, though it is worth being mentioned that the absence of proper regulations about paperwork and employees absent-mindedness lead to undesirable consequences as well.
Objectives of the penetration testing:
When it comes to the main techniques of penetration testing, we may refer to so-called white box and black box approach. The groud for the research is basically the same, yet strategically we see no resemblance at all. Having even a limited number of credentials enables you to perform the internal testing of the system by the malicious attack on vital parameters.
Black box testing or blind testing is a complex hacker attack with no information on hands except the name of the company. Since the attacker is an untrusted representative, the safety of the company is guaranteed anyway.
The report of the pen testing brings an optimal scenario for improvements and helps to make the network more secure and infallible. Still, we should mind that the diversity of technological markets enhances rapidly and staying up to date is something that will help you keep the head above the water.
The list of the general security assessment tools: