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Penetration testing AKA pen-testing or pen test is a process where a tester looks for exploitable vulnerabilities from within an IT infrastructure that may allow the tester to subvert, modify, and extract information.
The Process
Penetration testing is typically performed using manual or automated technologies to systematically compromise servers, endpoints, web applications, wireless networks, network devices, mobile devices, and other potential points of exposure.
The process typically includes the following steps:
Planning & Reconnaissance
The first stage involves defining the scope and goals of a test, including the systems to be addressed and the testing methods to be used. Then, gather intelligence (e.g., network and domain names, mail servers) to better understand how the target works and its potential vulnerabilities.
Scanning
The next step is to understand how the target application or system responds to various intrusion attempts. This is typically done using static analysis (inspecting an application’s code) and dynamic analysis (inspecting an application’s code while it’s running).
Gaining Access
This stage uses web application attacks, such as cross-site scripting, SQL injection, and backdoors, to uncover a target’s vulnerabilities. The goal is to exploit a vulnerability identified in the previous stage, to see if unauthorized access to the system can be achieved.
Maintaining Access
The goal of this stage is to see if the vulnerability can be used to achieve a persistent presence in the exploited system—long enough for a bad actor to gain in-depth access, indicating a real-world breach. This would allow the tester to imitate advanced persistent threats, which often remain in a system for months in order to steal an organization’s most sensitive data.
Analysis
Finally, the results are compiled into a report detailing what was found, the exploitable vulnerabilities, the sensitive data accessed, and how long the pen tester was able to remain in the system undetected.
This information is then can be used to design a more effective security strategy, prioritize remediation, apply targeted patches, and improve overall security awareness.
Deliveries
- Executive summary
- Technical summary accompanied by a detailed report with all potential holes and how to mitigate them
- Redesign a secure infrastructure that is efficient and cost-effective in order to reduce the cost of ownership
