Penetration Testing Essentials

INTRODUCTION

Security is one of the topics that gets a lot of attention in today’s world. Because of our increasing reliance on different forms of technology, gadgets, and many other types of systems and devices, more attention is being turned to the topic of how secure and safe these devices and systems actually are. In response to the increase in cybercrimes such as identity theft, information theft, disruption of services, hactivism, and even the spectre of terrorism, many organizations—both public and private—face the challenge of having to test, evaluate, and fix potential security issues before they become the victim of a cybercrime as well as potential lawsuits. It is in response to these situations in the past, present, and future ...