Don’t sit back without a penetration test

Every institution and every company has information that they must keep to themselves. Hackers or so-called hackers often attack to get something in return for this information. At this point, the importance of the penetration or penetration test, whose short name is PENTEST, comes to the fore.

Change seriously affects every field. Whether you’re a global leader or a convenience store owner, it’s impossible not to take advantage of this change in the world. Everyone uses technology and rapidly changing technologies bring many security risks. The business world today is more about infiltrating systems, capturing information and gaining access to private information. Penetration testing, also known as PENTEST, plays a key role in this.

WHY SHOULD YOU RUN A LEAK TEST?

In the event of illegal infiltration into information systems, the damage to institutions can be very great. Cyber ​​attacks cause financial damage as well as loss of workforce and prestige.

Using the methods cybercriminals use in penetration testing, an attempt is made to infiltrate an institution’s information infrastructure and take over its systems. Cybersecurity experts who do penetration testing, By thinking like a cyber attacker and employing infiltration and hijacking scenarios, they ensure that the system’s vulnerabilities are determined when a real attack is encountered.

Fatih Zeyveli, general manager of BeyazNet, said the standards in the penetration test should be exceeded.Standards such as penetration testing accreditations, certified expert personnel, licensed specialty software no longer meet today’s testing needs. However, experience in different environments is crucial. The full implementation of the Cyber ​​Kill Chain technique and the determination of attack scenarios specific to institutions and applications are now essential. Thanks to our experts who know both hacker techniques and software coding techniques, we deliver more accurate and more findings. It is important how many of the existing vulnerabilities can be found through penetration testing. We produce unique reports with our detailed analysis, experience in different environments and highly systematic. Since the report is top secret and private, we don’t agree.” he said.

PEAK TEST REPORT SHOULD NOT BE LEFT BY THE TEST

After the penetration test, reports with findings and solutions are prepared in accordance with regulations (EMRA, BRSA, Presidential Information Security Guide, etc.) and International Authorities (OWASP, NIST, ISSAF, PCI-DSS, PTES, etc.).

Penetration test reports contain highly confidential information that can pose a risk to organizations. An encrypted report transmission infrastructure must be available for secure report transmission. Access to reports and files should always be stored encrypted. All reports must be deleted after a certain period of validation testing. Except for the active projects on the penetration testers’ computers, no files should be kept and the system should be monitored continuously. Notifications should therefore only be carefully protected by the institution.

ACCREDITATION IS IMPORTANT IN LEAK TEST

While penetration testing is a job any cybersecurity company can do, the competence of the team is very important, from reporting to results. It must be a TSE approved class A penetration testing firm. It must also be documented with quality certificates (ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 22302, ISO 20000-1, etc.). Being a Cyber ​​Cluster Member shows that he is more effective and self-developed. In addition to all this, the fact that the NATO Facility Security document is given to institutions with the highest level of expertise shows the strength of the institution conducting the penetration test.

Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency