Ensuring cybersecurity: what methods it is carried out

Cyber security is now more relevant than ever. The number of threats is increasing every day, hackers create more and more new programs that threaten the security of users.

Penetration Testing as a Service is used very actively to protect against unauthorized entry into the system. This is the most effective way to discover security vulnerabilities before attackers do.

Service Description

Pentest is otherwise known as «penetration testing». What does this term mean? It involves the simulation of a hacker attack on the system to detect vulnerabilities and objectively assess the level of system security from the inside and outside. Penetration Testing involves the application of all methods used by hackers that can damage the system. Passing PtaaS is a unique opportunity for the customer to look at the protection of his system through the eyes of hackers. Thus, all conditions are created to fully prepare for real hacker attacks and prevent intruders from entering the system.

Companies that do not regularly conduct penetration testing are at serious risk. The actions of intruders can lead to large financial and reputational losses. To prevent this from happening, you should resort to the services of specialists who test computer systems.

Stages

Testing is carried out in stages:

1. At the first stage, an agreement is signed, all the details of the upcoming study are discussed, a work plan is drawn up, and the optimal testing method is determined (white, gray or black box method).
2. The second stage is exploration. Experts collect data from search engines and analyze it. Any data that may be useful for testing is searched.
3. The next step is to model threats. Possible vectors of hacker attacks are identified, data obtained through intelligence are analyzed. Automatic scanning methods are applied, the results are processed and analyzed, further actions are planned and modeled.
4. There is a simulation of a real hacker attack, the purpose of which can be an application, a network, social engineering, etc.
5. Identified vulnerabilities are structured, recommendations are developed for their effective elimination.
6. The customer receives a detailed report on the results of the work done.