What is Penetration Testing? It’s the method of testing where the areas of weakness in software systems in terms of security are put to test to determine, if ‘weak-point’ is indeed one, that can be broken into or not. Performed for: Websites/Servers/Networks How is it performed? Step #1. It starts with a list of Vulnerabilities/potential problem areas that would cause …
Five free pen-testing tools
Security assessment and deep testing don’t require a big budget. Some of most effective security tools are free, and are commonly used by professional consultants, private industry and government security practitioners. Here are a few to start with. For scanning in the first steps of a security assessment or pen test, Nmap and Nessus share the crown. Nmap is a …
