Penetration Testing

Penetration testing is conducted by experienced cybersecurity experts using the tools and techniques used by malicious hackers. It involves performing a cybersecurity analysis and attack on the target institution or company. Institutions or companies that have penetration tests can eliminate those attacks before they occur, thus preventing potential damage. The primary purpose of penetration testing is to identify, classify, scale, and remediate vulnerabilities.

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Penetration testing can be conducted in 3 different ways:

• Blackbox Penetration Testing
• Graybox Penetration Testing
• Whitebox Penetration Testing

Blackbox: In Blackbox penetration testing, there is no information exchange between the testing company and the target company’s employees. The test is conducted entirely from a black hat perspective, attempting to penetrate the target company.

Whitebox: In Whitebox penetration testing, the testing company and the target company are fully aware of all the steps taken during the test.

Graybox: Graybox penetration testing is conducted with less information than white box testing but more than Blackbox testing.

Penetration Testing Methodologies;

• Open-Source Intelligence
• Active Information Gathering
• Network, Port, System Analysis, and Topology Extraction
• Vulnerability Analysis
• Exploitation Phase
• Post-Exploitation Phase
• Password Attacks
• Network Security Tests
• Wireless Network Tests
• Web Application Tests
• Social Engineering Tests
• Risk Analysis and Evaluation
• Reporting

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