Penetration Testing Service Industry Application

Wazzup Plipinas! I was reading several FAQs from Google, Websites, and IT blog articles about Penetration Testing Services. Whose main goal is to find any strengths and weaknesses, and vulnerabilities in a computer system. 

Made me think of people who are trying to scam banks, telcos or any company that involves email, finance, calls, text, and online transactions.  If you think about a castle, mansion, or a tall tower with all those great events happening. 

With several VIPs gathering or highly profile individuals. It is vulnerable to attack so advanced security is always needed.  So you see bodyguards and security are everywhere. Same with IT, if you are talking about millions or billions of dollars worth of assets. Even a database you need to protect it at all times. 

Just like any problem, there is a solution and steps on how to do a test. A usual doctor would check to see your vitals, examine your health conditions, ask about your laboratory results, and then make a prescription and remind you of things to do list and meds to take. Same with penetration testing that is developed by a group of experts. 

Because security threats may come from internal or external. Meaning to say from everybody like employees, former employees, or even competitors. Trained IT professionals/hackers within or outside the organization who will perform unauthorized access or transactions.

What they do first is the pre-engagement interactions determining the scope and goals of the organization. Next, they do intelligence gathering of public information and locate a potential enemy or threat. Then they determine those threat models by a potential attacker's intention and target organization. 

And do the vulnerability analysis which is the core of people thinking and analyzing potential hacks and security flaws. Next is the exploitation, in which pen testers use vulnerabilities they discover to bypass active countermeasures. 

The pen tester maintains control of the system to ascertain value and relationship with the client.  Last is the pen tester delivers a comprehensive report to the client on the pros and cons of a certain or potential cyber attack. To know more about  network penetration testing services 

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