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Several Methods and Stages To Keep in Mind Regarding Penetration Testing

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  What is penetration testing ? This is called the pen test. This cyber attack is simulated against a computer system to check exploitable vulnerabilities. This is known for augmenting web application firewalls popular in web application security.   Stages Divided in Penetration   The following are the stages divided into penetration:   Planning and the Reconnaissance It will include defining the goals and scope of a test. This will include addressing the systems including the testing methods. It also involves the gathering of intelligence.   Scanning This step will include understanding the way the target application responds to different intrusion attempts. This is done with static analysis, and dynamic analysis.   The Gaining of Access In this stage, it utilizes attacks on web applications like SQL injection, backdoors, and cross-site scripting. This will be geared towards uncovering the target’s vulnerabilities. The testers will try and then, exploit vulne