Pent Testing (AKA) Ethical Hacking – A Global Digital Trend

In the cyber-security world, this is also called Penetration Testing which is why ethical hackers are often referred to as Pen Testers. Once the vulnerabilities have been identified, the ethical hacker can help the organisation to resolve them.

Ethical hacking came around as a solution to the continuous cyber-attacks performed by hackers. Since the early 2000s, when the internet became highly adopted, businesses have been at increased risk of getting hacked.

Why Ethical Hacking?

Nowadays, organisations spend millions to find security solutions, but still, they feel vulnerable to potential threats. Ethical hacking helps in that regard by demonstrating the actual exploitation of an IT system's vulnerabilities instead of just identifying them.

Several courses of action can be used to test IT environments against cyber-attacks. When you hear the term "hacking", you usually think of a person or a virus that infects your computer, when in fact ethical hacking investigates the system's weaknesses and brings them to the attention of the organisation before they are misused.

The expansion of the internet is increasing day by day, and so are the numbers of data breaches and cyber-attacks. Cybercrime is a threat to almost all organisations. As there are more sophisticated hacking techniques nowadays, ethical hackers use advanced tools and strategies to prevent such attacks from happening. Ethical hacking helps organisations to strengthen their security towards today's cyber-attacks

Why Ethical Hackers?

An ethical hacker uses several techniques to find weak points within the network, systems, or services of an organisation. The main goal of an ethical hacker is to find out how far an attack may go, without being detected.

Identifying exploitable vulnerabilities on time would help the organisation protect its data and information that should be kept confidential. In this regard, investing in ethical hacking is becoming a necessity, more than a choice.

An ethical hacker is required to report all issues found, which may include privileged information for the organisation, or those that are used for illegitimate purposes. It should be kept in mind that it is up to the organisation to adequately respond to all the issues reported by the ethical hacker since if no corrective actions are taken by the organisation, the findings would go to waste.

Don’t wait until it’s too late - SecOp can help you and your organisation

At SecOp, we offer bespoke and Accredited Penetration Testing services that will uncover the flaws in your system and organise an effective defensive plan. To make security even tighter, our expert team can perform Pen Tests remotely or on-site according to your needs.

It might be a cliché but it's true prevention is always better than cure. The old saying also holds up when it comes to cyber-security, so start taking action and get a quote for a Pen Test today.