Types of Penetration Testing: Black Box, White Box, and Grey Box
If we start from the basics, a pent test is a form of ethical cybersecurity assessment that can help businesses find, investigate and remediate vulnerabilities in their network or applications. Although pen testing involves harnessing the same group of tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs), the procedure can vary widely, and could include internal and external infrastructure testing, API testing, mobile or web application testing, social engineering and physical security testing, cloud and network configuration reviews and more. Before you select the right kind of penetration testing to strengthen your cyber security, here are some types of pen tests you need to know about based on depth, focus and duration. Black Box Penetration Testing Also known as external testing, black box pen testing involves assessing a system without any prior knowledge of its internal workings. The tester operates from the pers...