Penetration testing, often referred to as “pen testing,” is a simulated cyber attack against an organization’s IT infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers. This ...

BackTrack 5, code named “Revolution”, the much awaited penetration testing framework, was released in May 2011. It is a major development over BackTrack4 R2. BackTrack 5 is said to be built from ...

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Definition: Penetration testing is a process in which a security professional simulates an attack on a network or computer system to evaluate its security—with the permission of that system’s owners.

Regular penetration testing is an important step in developing secure web applications. This process helps organizations discover and patch vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them. This ...

Search engines are a treasure trove of valuable sensitive information, which hackers can use for their cyber-attacks. Good news: so can penetration testers. Penetration testing engineers employ Google ...

Penetration testing, also known as "pen testing", involves cybersecurity experts simulating cyberattacks on systems to find and fix weaknesses before malicious hackers can take advantage. It's like ...

"We have a problem here..." said the voice on the phone. Our customer hired us to test their computer systems for vulnerabilities…and we had just found a big one. Our testing had uncovered a serious ...