Pen Testing for Software Development: The Penetration Testing Process

Penetration testing can identify both known and unknown vulnerabilities and help avoid security breaches. In this course youÆll learn the importance of penetration testing what system hardening is and the requirements of penetration testing. YouÆll then examine the differences between penetration testing and vulnerability assessments as well as the various types stages and methods of penetration testing. Next youÆll learn about white box black box and gray box penetration testing and the differences in penetration testing methodologies. YouÆll see the avAIlable tools for performing penetration testing as well as the types of outputs resulting from penetration testing. Lastly youÆll learn about penetration testing best practices and how to perform a penetration test.