Security Testing
A well-defined security testing process intended to reveal flaws in an information system’s security mechanisms that protect data and maintain functionality as intended.
The main goal of Security Testing is to identify the threats in the system and measure its potential vulnerabilities, so the threats can be encountered and the system does not stop functioning or can not be exploited. It also helps in detecting all possible security risks in the system and helps developers to fix the problems through coding.
Following are covered as part of Security Testing:
- Injection
- Insecure Design
- Security Misconfiguration
- Vulnerable and Outdated Components
- Identification and Authentication Failures
- Software and Data Integrity Failures
- Security Logging and Monitoring Failures
- Server-Side Request Forgery
It’s an automated software to scan a system against known vulnerability signatures.
It helps in identifying network and system weaknesses .It also provides solutions for reducing these risks. It can be performed for both Manual and Automated scanning.
This kind of testing simulates an attack from a malicious hacker. This testing involves analysis of a particular system to check for potential vulnerabilities to an external hacking attempt.
This testing involves analysis of security risks observed in the organisation. Risks are classified as Low, Medium and High.
It’s an internal inspection of Applications and Operating systems for security flaws. An audit can also be done via line by line inspection of code.
It’s hacking an Organization Software system. Unlike malicious hackers, who steal for their own gains, the intent is to expose security flaws in the system.
It’s a combination of Security scanning, Ethical Hacking and Risk Assessments to show an overall security posture of an organisation.