Importance of Penetration Testing Services

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Importance of Penetration Testing Services With
the rise of cyber-attacks ranging from virtual
bank heists to semi-open attacks, the last few
years have been tough on IT security. As a
result, it has become important to undertake
vulnerability scans and penetration testing to
identify vulnerabilities and ensure the product
is secure and working effectively. Penetration
testing is a certified testing exercise to
recognize, test, and fix high- risk security gaps
and flaws. Penetration Testing Services are used
by organizations to protect their businesses from
cyberattacks and help maintain compliance and
eliminate IT cybersecurity threats. The primary
reason why companies use penetration testing
services is to help their personnel identify
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• security gaps so that they can fix the gaps and
  learn how to handle break-ins and
• attacks from malicious entities. This test is
  very effective in examining whether the security
  policies of a product or system are genuinely
  effective.
• There Are Generally Two Types of Penetration
  Testing Services
• Manual and Automated.
• Lets look at what these services have to offer.
• Manual Penetration Testing Services
• Manual Penetration Testing services are generally
  very extensive, methodical and come at a high
  cost for which organizations perform them
  infrequently,
• usually once per quarter or once per year.
  Organizations contract these services from
  security consulting firms or ethical hackers.
  This type of penetration testing
• can be unpredictable as the performance depends
  upon the skills of the tester. A skilled tester
  should be
• Certified in relevant technology systems and
  compliance standards
• Skilled with IT systems used by your organization
• Experienced with exploit toolkits
• Experienced in social engineering

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• perform penetration tests against its own
  systems. This type of penetration testing is
  predictable, inexpensive, can be performed on a
  continuous basis.
• Some of the required features that organizations
  and product owners seek while evaluating an
  automated penetration testing service are
• Collection of up-to-date instructions for
  vulnerability remediation
• Capability to collaborate with multiple testers
  on a single testing project.
• Regular reporting and noting severity metrics
• Customizable reporting formats
• Long-term tracking of penetration testing
  activities and fixing the vulnerabilities
  encountered
• Integration with ticketing systems and
  governance, risk, and compliance
• Why Conduct Penetration Testing Services for your
  Software?
• Penetration Testing Services are used to keep
  your product safe and secure
• from malicious actors who may gain unauthorized
  access. Some of the main reasons to use
  penetration testing services for your product are
  discussed below.
• It helps strengthens systems effectively by
  analyzing technical vulnerabilities and other
  flaws.
• It identifies security weaknesses in a system or
  software.
• It mitigates Cyber Security risks and eliminates
  vulnerabilities before hackers can exploit them.

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• business. We have several years of experience and
  certified expertise in Cybersecurity to make sure
  that your business is hack-proof.
• Range of Penetration Testing Services offered by
  TFT
• Vulnerability Assessment Penetration Testing
  (VAPT)
• Web Application Penetration Testing
• Mobile App Penetration Testing
• Network VAPT
• IoT Penetration Testing
• Social Engineering Penetration Testing
• Red Team Attack
• Our Penetration Testing Services are designed to
  help organizations secure their business from
  data breaches, cyber-attacks, and prevent hackers
  to gain
• unauthorized access. TFT has an excellent team of
  trained and skilled QA engineers who will make
  sure that your business is hack-proof.