What to Expect After a Penetration Test
For many, completing a penetration test is an eye-opening experience. It helps quantify the security risks in your environment and as a result, the reactions vary wildly. Some may lose sleep and perform fixes immediately without any set plan in place. (Which could accidentally introduce new vulnerabilities). Others get distracted by the day-to-day demands of their security program. And as a result, these vulnerabilities will sit until the next yearly penetration test comes along. This blog helps to lay out a plan of action on what to expect after a penetration test. And, the best course of action to get the most out of a penetration test.
What is an Internal Penetration Test?
An Internal Penetration Test is conducted from within your network. It mimics the perspective of an attacker that has already gained a foothold in your network. This can be a direct exploitation of a public facing system or via social engineering, or a malicious insider. This assessment uses a combination of automated and manual exploitation techniques. The goal is to determine what a bad actor can do at this point. An internal penetration test has similar goals to an external penetration test, but completely changes the perspective and assesses different threat vectors.
Top Mistakes CISOs Make When it Comes to Penetration Testing
Top Mistakes CISOs Make When it Comes to Penetration Testing As cybersecurity continues to become more of a focus in higher education institutions, we have seen a lot of CISOs (Chief Information Security Officer) embrace penetration testing. There is a lot they get right about penetration testing. However, there are also some common mistakes. In […]
