Penetration Testing

Penetration testing is a form of security testing where SCA emulates real-world attacks to identify methods or pathways to evade the security features of a network, system or application. These real-word attacks use tools and techniques, both automated and manual, that are commonly used by attackers which is why penetration testing is sometimes referred to attack and penetration testing; attack the target(s) to see how far they can be penetrated. The goals are to determine whether unauthorized access or other malicious activity is possible. The results of a penetration test can help demonstrate how well the target system(s) or application(s) withstand real-word attacks, the level of sophistication needed to compromise the system(s) or application(s), remediation needed to reduce threats and the defender’s ability to detect and quickly respond to attacks.