Implementation of Penetration Testing

Abstract

With growing reliance on the Internet, E-commerce and network-based services organizations, companies and governments are facing increasing challenges to safeguard their network infrastructure against electronic security threats. New threats are emerging on a daily basis and networks need to adapt to face these challenges.

Penetration Testing is a proactive security practice which helps organizations and companies better understand vulnerabilities in their data networks and apply security measures to mitigate the chances of security incidents.

The objective of this project was to describe and implement Penetration Testing in a methodical manner. During this project Penetration Testing was carried out in ten phases, each phase was accompanied with examples that pointed to various vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities if left unmitigated can be exploited by hackers.

By revealing vulnerabilities in networks, Penetration Testing proves to be an effective and proactive method in securing network infrastructure against electronic attacks. Businesses and organizations can be benefit immensely by conducting Penetration Testing on frequent basis thus avoiding any future attacks.