5 Benefits Businesses can Derive from Penetration Testing Services

Radhika
Radhika
Sep 5, 2018 · 2 min read

Also known as ‘white hat hacking’, penetration testing services form a part of testing and alerting companies of vulnerabilities in their IT system through ethical hacking. Penetration testing consists of manual and automation methods and technologies that methodically comprise servers, endpoints, web applications, wireless networks, computing devices and other potential points of exposure.

Several businesses are opting to employ the services of pen testing vendors to optimize their IT security networks and reduce threat to business. The popularity of the penetration testing services in the industry is estimated to reach a net worth of $1,724.3 million by 2021.

We have highlighted several business benefits of penetration testing as listed below:

  1. These services reveal weaknesses in your systems, application configurations, and system infrastructure. Not only do they assess external threats, but also analyze how actions and habits of the internal work environment could create vulnerabilities for the system. With such a detailed report, the business can make well-informed decisions on the recommended policies to be taken on overall security.

2. Penetration testing also reveals real risks as to what a real hacker might do in real life. They access sensitive data and operating system commands. They let know which risk has a difficult or easy exploitability and show you ways to mitigate them.

3. Pen testing vendors also help your business test your cyber-defense capabilities and examine the effectiveness of your protection strategy. The feedback from their test would help you determine the next course of action to amplify your security strategies.

4. Through pen testing, you can ensure that your business keeps up and running all the time. When you know what your potential threats, you can strengthen your system and ensure continuity of business operations.

5. Pen testing vendors provide you with third party expert opinion that draws on from an entire pool of expert industry knowledge and experience. This also provides your business with a competitive edge.

Suma Soft’s penetration testing services perform a wide array of testing on the business capabilities and help you devise a comprehensive security strategy, specifically tailored to your business size and needs. For more details, contact info@sumasoft.com .

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