AN OVERVIEW OF NETWORK PENETRATION TESTING

Chaitra N. Shivayogimath

Abstract: Penetration testing is a well known method for actively evaluating and assessing the security of a network or an information system by simulating an attack from an attacker’s perspective. A penetration tester must necessarily follow certain methodology so as to successfully identify the threats faced by an organization’s network or information assets from a hacker and reduce an organization’s IT security costs by providing a better return on security investments. This paper gives an overview of methodology of penetration testing and the tools used.

Keywords: Network Penetration Testing, Hacker, Vulnerability, Exploit, Security

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2014.0307070