Effective Security Testing

Selecting a partner for penetration testing, assessments, or audits, defining, and initiating a test

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In my last post on testing cybersecurity, which is part of my series of posts on Cybersecurity for Executives, I explained different types of security testing you can use to evaluate the effectiveness of your security controls. The first step to maximizing the results of your penetration test, assessment, or audit is to understand your test objectives. From there, define your scope, methods of testing, and choose a qualified partner or internal team to perform the test.

Types of pentesting

Many different types of penetration testing exist. When you want to do a pentest, the first thing you need to do is specify what type of penetration tests you want.