Pen testing is the art of thinking like the adversary to find loopholes in a given network or web/mobile applications. It's a structured process and involves different consecutive steps. Successful pen testing will only happen if the person responsible is up to date with industry practices and vulnerability exposures. In order to become a good pen tester, you must equip yourself with updated knowledge. Source code vulnerabilities must also be focused on.
As we mentioned previously, in order to secure a network, it is important to identify and validate the potential vulnerabilities and "risk items" that the network contains. With the continuous bombardment of cyberattacks that organizations – both big and small – face daily, it is important to have a contoured continuous vulnerability assessment and penetration testing program in place.
To begin, we need to understand what penetration testing is and its different segments...