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Benefits of Penetration Testing

Penetration Testing is a very valuable, key tool to protect your organisation against cyber attacks.

Penetration Testing involves ethical hacking processes, under a controlled environment, which simulate the actions of an actual attacker. This allows for vulnerabilities to be identified in an organisation’s systems and applications.

Regular tests are mandatory for an organisation that is subject to PCI DSS regulations. It is also recommended to carry out Penetration Testing if an organisation is seeking to obtain ISO 27001 and GDPR compliance.

Potential vulnerabilities include SQL Injections, XSS attacks, Server Side Request Forgery, Broken Access Control and Security Misconfiguration.

However, business are exposed to hundreds of potential vulnerabilities.

Penetration Testing reports provide your organisation with invaluable insights into potential vulnerabilities, and can provide concise, clear results and ways to mitigate the risks.

Carrying out regular Penetration Tests can help to find the vulnerabilities before an attacker does and can:

Strengthen your cyber defences
Mitigate against data breaches
Avoid sensitive information being exposed
Safeguard business reputation
Enhance trust
Adhere to industry standards
Enhance compliance