Different Types Of Penetration Testing
Escape - The API Security Blog, Friday, November 24,2023
Penetration testing, commonly known as pentesting, involves simulating a real attack on a server to assess its vulnerabilities against potential real-world attacks. While the primary goal is to emulate concrete threats, pentesting can extend beyond, offering insights into the potential consequences if confidential data were to fall into malicious hackers' hands.
Curious about the various categories of pentesting? Dive into this article! (And as a bonus, find guides on how to conduct pentesting yourself at the end )
Different categories of pentesting
Black box
'Black Box Penetration Testing' is a bit like playing a video game where you have to find flaws in a system without any prior information. Imagine that you are a spy and you have to enter an ultra-secure building. But instead of having a map of the building or information on the guards, you arrive with your hands in your pockets, and you have to discover everything on the job.
In the world of cybersecurity, it's the same. You have a computer system, a website or an app, and you need to test its security. Except you don't know anything about its code or its internal structure. It's like trying to find a back door in a house without knowing where it is.