Type of Penetration Testing in Cyber Security

 What are the types of penetration testing?

Penetration testing, is most important and strategic in the cybersecurity field. Penetration Testing should be performed regularly to secure the system functioning. So there are several types of penetration testing in this field. Then You can see them below.

1. Infrastructure penetration testing

Infrastructure penetration testing is also known as network penetration testing. This method can protect any Business from cyber attacks Cybercrime. When running an infrastructure pen test, the tester examines firewalls, servers, and any other hardware to identify vulnerabilities. This type of penetration testing emphasizes the system, internal and external networks. Also testing virtualization technology. Infrastructure penetration testing is further divided into four parts. They are as follows,

• Cloud  Penetration Testing
• External & Internal Infrastructure Penetration Testing
• Wireless Security Penetration Testing

2.Web Penetration testing 

This testing is most important in the ethical hacking area. The main Objective here are to Protect for web platform, web services and related APIs. Web application penetration testing Is functional using hand-operated or computerized penetration tests to identify any Cybercrime, vulnerability and Security bugs in a web application. This protection is done through components called Source code,  database, network protocol.

3.Mobile  penetration testing

The main Objectives are to Protect to identify any vulnerability, Security bugs and the wrong configuration in a mobile application. Also, the tester Focus how to connect an application with the device platform and how to Intercommunication with server-side systems. Identifying flaws and shortcomings that developers or architects might have overlooked or been unaware of.

• An integrated analysis of the smartphone environment's capabilities and disadvantages.
• Enhanced security against ransomware, bugs and direct attacks for the  data and personal information.
• Awareness of users

4.boxy type penetration testing 

The type of penetration testing assignment depends on the level of knowledge given to them at the beginning of the project and their access. This works from the black box test to the white box test. The black box test at the front gives the testers a basic understanding of the structure, while the white box test at the end gives the testers a higher standard of information and framework access.

• black box penetration testing 

Here the penetration tester can be named a typical hacker., simulates an external attack without the knowledge of the target network. The pen tester will be able to understand what can be achieved from an uninformed attack. The company does not provide any source code and architectural methods that are not public access to the penetration tester. Also, they monitor bugs and vulnerabilities from outside the system network. Defined by the above facts, Black box penetration testing depends on information about the current operating system and existing network systems.

• Gray box penetration testing

The black box test the next step is the gray box test. If the black box tester is testing the system from the point of view of an observer, A gray box tester has the same level of control and experience as the customer. The purpose of the gray box test is to obtain higher results than the black box test results. That is, to give the system more secure.

• White box penetration testing 

It is also known as clear-box and logic-driven testing. White box penetration testing is targeted more on systems requiring vulnerabilities to be indented and any other possible attack vectors. The company provides complete control to the penetration tester inspector source code and architectural methods that are not publicly accessible. The penetration tester takes a long time to do this because a vast volume of data available to identify possible weak points, and the company gave full access to the complete source code. The white box penetration test offers an in-depth analysis of internal and external threats. And is an excellent choice for the penetration test.

5.Wireless Penetration Testing

This is another type of Penetration Testing. Here tester focus on the  vulnerabilities, misconfigured access points, Flawed  security protocols in the system. It focuses more on wireless technology. This can include:

• Wi-Fi networks
• Global Positioning System (GPS)
• Wireless devices, such as keyboards and mice
• Mobile Telephone System (Cellular Communication)
• Wireless printers and scanners
• Bluetooth devices
• ZigBee
• Other RF technologies(Ex. RFID)

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