Question

Why is it important to follow a standard process when conducting penetration tests?

Answer 1

Penetration testing(pen testing) is an essential test that must be carried out to check insecurity of any application. It is essential because hackers these days are more skilled and may crack into our system. In order to avoid this, penetration test is often conducted by several companies to find the security risk that may be present in their system.

A cyber security professional uses the same technique that are used by hackers in order to gain access to a system. This test tells us how secured a system is and whether any hacker will be able to access it or not. Penetration testing exposes the weakness of the system and follows a well defined structure.A standard process is followed because:

1) It gives better insight to the problem.

2)More the information is gathered for pen testing, better understanding cyber professionals will gain, furthermore, leading to better results.

3)Person performing ethical hacking must be aware of vulnerabilities and risks that he/she may encounter. This becomes easier if a well defined procedure is followed.

4)Comprehensive analysis performed in predefined order makes things easier to understand.