Chances are it will become a target some day. By your competitor, an intelligence agency, a disgruntled employee, or maybe just a bored kid who got lucky and found a hole in your mail server. In any event, the damage to your business can be very serious, sometimes lethal. Fortunately, on the other hand, there is an alternative. Penetration test is a controlled and managed simulation of an actual system intrusion.
Penetration test is a controlled and managed simulation of an actual system intrusion.
During a penetration test, your security mechanisms as well as your intrusion detection and response capabilities are put to the test against a skilled, motivated attacker - only this time you have a complete insight in his thoughts and actions. This is a unique opportunity to get to know your enemy , without the damage you would normally sustain in a real attack. A detailed statistics is being maintained about the attacks so that you can easily locate weak spots in your security and later watch how they gain in their strength.