How will a Penetration test protect your business?

Cases of cyber attacks are increasing with every passing day and it has become a common practice for hackers to use complex malware and gain access to the systems and data of the organization. It is for this purpose that the organizations must make a significant change in their approach to cyber security. Hence, it becomes important for every business to carry out systematic penetration testing services and vulnerability scans to detect vulnerabilities and threats to security system.    

What is penetration testing?

  

A penetration testing, also called a ‘pen test’ is a process of evaluating the security of an IT infrastructure by safely practicing to exploit vulnerabilities. This type of simulated attack helps the organization to identify any loopholes in their security systems and validate the efficiency of the defense mechanisms.  

Benefits of penetration testing   

A penetration test is a vital component of cyber security services. It offers a range of long-term benefits to the organization. Some of the common benefits of penetration testing services are:  

• Detecting and arranging security threats: Penetration test will help an organization in getting a picture of its current security infrastructure and an opportunity to identify potential breach points as well as avoid unauthorized access to crucial information and critical systems.  

• Recognizes different types of vulnerabilities: Penetrating Testing services can proactively recognize and differentiate between vulnerabilities that are utmost serious and the ones that are just fake positives. This information will enable the organization to arrange remediation, execute necessary security patches and assign security resources to avoid such risks in future.  

• Protect customer loyalty and brand image: AA single cyber-attack can leave severe effects on the reputation of a business and can harm your brand image and customer loyalty. A penetration test will make sure that the organization is protected from all such attacks on both the security system as well as on brand the image.   

Every organization planning to conduct a penetration test must always get it tested by a third party who has little or no prior knowledge of how the organization's security system is designed and protected. A  cyber security service provider acts as the third party in conducting a penetration test and helps to identify the weak spots in the IT infrastructure of the business by using a comprehensive method to safely attack, identify, and exploit vulnerabilities.   

ActivICT is one of the leading cyber security service providers in Australia. We work with a team of trained security experts and professionals that have experience of several years in providing a comprehensive assessment of the vulnerabilities. We have a record of delivering one of the best penetration testing service to all type of businesses located in Australia.