Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Security Vulnerability Test - Penetration Testing


Research activity
Choose ONE (1) security vulnerability test.
-Describe the test and purpose of the test
-Discuss how it works
-Provide example of the test
-Discuss the solution if there is vulnerability after a test
Produce an audit document showing the range of tests on IT systems and networks example, (LANs/WANs and wireless networks)

Penetration Testing

Definition:
-Pen testing or ethical hacking used to identify security weaknesses.
-A Network Security Service
-One of several methods used to prevent unauthorized network intrusion
It is a type of security testing used to test the unsafe areas of the system or application

Purpose of the test:
An attempt to evaluate the security of the IT infrastructure by safely trying to exploit vulnerabilities
To find all the security vulnerabilities that are present in the system being tested.

In addition
Vulnerability is the risk that an attacker can disrupt or gain authorized access to the system or any data contained within it.

How it works:



identify potential vulnerabilities and test to ensure the vulnerabilities are real.

The example of the test:



References:

SearchSecurity. (2019). What is pen test (penetration testing)? - Definition from WhatIs.com. [online] Available at: https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/penetration-testing [Accessed 25 Apr. 2019].


Core Security. (2019). Penetration Testing. [online] Available at: https://www.coresecurity.com/penetration-testing [Accessed 25 Apr. 2019].


Our IT Department Ltd - IT Support in London and East of England. (2016). What is Network Penetration Testing & How Does it Work?. [online] Available at: https://www.ouritdept.co.uk/what-is-penetration-testing/ [Accessed 25 Apr. 2019].


Guru99.com. (2019). [online] Available at: https://www.guru99.com/learn-penetration-testing.html [Accessed 26 Apr. 2019].

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