10.1 – Pen Test Methodologies

Penetration testing which is also referred to as ethical hacking tests computer systems protection against attacks, and executes a comprehensive analysis of the computer system vulnerabilities. A penetration test can also be useful in determining what occurs when the system goes into reaction mode to an attack, and what information can be gathered from the computer system. These are the three types of penetration tests: Black Box Penetration Testing White Box Penetration Testing Grey Box Penetration Testing Different types of pen test Black Box Penetration Testing: In Black Box penetration testing, the client does not give any network or internal technical…