Category: Elearning
Category: Elearning
Approaches to Penetration Testing
The need to discuss testing is borne out of the desire to ensure the safe and secure use of the software. Almost everyone that has access to the internet uses some software or the other. The pandemic era has even made the use of computer software more prevalent than any other time since the origin
Read MoreSelection of Tools for Penetration Testing
There are several types of tools for penetration testing. The number of available tools is so many that it will be practically impossible to learn all of them. Using the wrong set of tools can be a problem because the pen tester would have wasted so much time trying to gather the wrong information. As
Read MorePlanning for Penetration Testing
In the last episode, I described the need to test your systems to assess if it has any vulnerability, and then use the report to fix up and patch the crucial areas of importance. Penetration testing is also referred to as ethical hacking. Though both refer to the same concept, there is a difference between
Read MorePenetration Testing as a Cybersecurity Survival Technique
It does not matter how strong you made your security controls and policies, if you have tested to see if it can withstand the doom day attack, then you need to think again. You may need to find out if it meets your expectation or other industry standards. Penetration testing can be considered as an
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