Is Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scans The Same Thing? In the IT Security industry, technicians are prone to throwing around the phrases; Vulnerability Scans and Penetration Testing or Pen Test, and not realizing we might be confusing the public. So much so, we’ve made it far easier for any CEO or business owner to misunderstand […]
As a penetration tester, I know that you usually choose to use Kali Linux like penetration testing distribution. Kali Linux is a powerful distribution. It includes many, many pentesting tools. If you are Ubuntu/ Linux Mint users, you love the simple, easy-to-use and friendly-GUI of them, but you still want to conduct your penetration testing […]
When we talk about hacking, the first thing comes to our mind is a guy in a hoodie who is involved in data fraud, identity theft, and maybe even cyber terrorism (thanks to Hollywood!) However, this is not the scenario all the time; not all hacking is necessarily the criminal, destructive act. There is one […]
So, you want to be a pen-tester, a.k.a. white-hat hacker. Penetration testers protect an IT infrastructure from malicious hackers by simulating real-world attacks to identify possible entry points for beaches, weaknesses in systems and organizational structures, deficiencies in policies and training. They aim to ensure an organization takes preventive, corrective, and protective measures to safeguard […]
Is Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scans The Same Thing? In the IT Security industry, technicians are prone to throwing around the phrases; Vulnerability Scans and Penetration Testing or Pen Test, and not realizing we might be confusing the public. So much so, we’ve made it far easier for any CEO or business owner to misunderstand […]
What is penetration testing? Penetration testing (a.k.a. pen testing or ethical hacking) is a practice undertaken by professional hackers to find the vulnerabilities in your systems — before the attackers do. It requires clever thinking, patience, and a little bit of luck. In addition, most professional hackers will need a few specific tools to help […]