Software penetration testing is a method of appraising the security of computer system
or network of computer systems by simulating attack from malicious outsiders not having an authoriosed access as well as from malicious insiders having an authorized access to the computers or the network of the organisation. Such appplication security testing majorly focuses on analysis of the system to find out any potential vunerability that may have resulted from inapropriate or poor system configuration. Regular assessment of computer network security in your organisation ensures that your network is safe from internal or external hackers having intentions of breaching the security of the organisation.
Penetration testing is also known as ethical hacking and black box testing. It is regarded as ethical hacking because in case of penetration testing, hacking is deliberately conducted by software pentration testing professionals to know the loophloes in security system. These specialists provide concise and clear reports emphasizing on testing results. It is known as black box hacking as ethical hackers carry out hacking just like real hackers by pointing out many unknown vunerabilities. Apart from establishing secure network, it brings many other benefits for organisation. Some of its benefits have been discussed below:
Helps in managing all vunerabilties cost effectively
Helps in meeting all legal and regulatory requirements
Aids in boosting corporate image and enhancing clients loyalty
Reducing cost of network downtime
Helps in making provision for data thefts before it occurs
Helps in maintaining secure technological environment
Software penetration testing is essential for creating safe technological environment in your organization. However, penetration testing is not risk free and can many times put adverse effect on your core applications or communication systems. It is essential to hire only the experts in the field of application security testing to secure your computer network from internal and external vulnerabilities. These software testing experts look for any and all errors in your system configurations and weaknesses in the processes and operations. Once the errors and weaknesses in your network security systems are identified, these security experts provide appropriate recommendations to improve the strength of security of your network.
Software security testing specialists utilizes both manual and automated approaches to determine safety of your data. If any vulnerability is identified, there is need to implement changes as soon as possible so as to ensure no potential harm occurs to the system.