4 min
Automation and Orchestration
What is Penetration Testing?
Synopsis
Penetration testing [https://www.rapid7.com/fundamentals/penetration-testing/]
or as most people in the IT security field call it, pen testing, is the testing
of software and hardware for vulnerabilities or weaknesses that an attacker
could exploit. In the IT world this usually applies, but is not limited to, PCs,
networks, and web applications. Also known as “red teaming
[https://www.rapid7.com/fundamentals/what-is-a-red-team/]” pen testing is done
by everyone from government agencies