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A penetration test (pentest) simulates a cyber attack against your systems to check for any exploitable vulnerabilities. Conducting a penetration test with a third party helps discover vulnerabilities in applications that are susceptible to code injection attacks.
Third-party penetration tests usually have the following characteristics:
A combination of manual and automatic tests are performed against IT assets
Vulnerabilities are discovered and categorized based on the severity
Critical vulnerabilities usually are required to be addressed immediately
A report of results is generated with the findings as well as the pentesters’ suggestions for remediation
Not once and done; they need to be performed regularly, on at least an annual basis
For more information, please check out our blog post for a more detailed explanation of what a pentest is.