What is Penetration Testing? All you need to know about Pen Testing!!

 

Penetration Testing

In this blog today, we will know what is penetration testing and with the help of which tools, how to find the vulnerability of a websites / apps / system.

Penetration Testing involves finding the vulnerability of any network, website or server So, that its vulnerability can be fixed and such a security implemented that no unwanted person or network could interfere. 

In this, they are used on the network, server or website with the help of all the tools.

Penetration Testing is done to find the deficiencies of a system, app or websites.

To attack an attacker, first find the system's commissions and then attack.

In our system, every service runs on a specific port and if you have made any misconfiguration, then with the help of those ports, the attacker can attack by checking the vulnerability of your system.

Our Computer System has a total of 65,535 UDP and TCP ports, which communicates in Computer Network.

This testing can be done on all types of operating systems and any operating system can also be used for testing.
But it is generally seen that this Debian version of Testing Linux is mostly done from Kali Linux, Because it has many inbuilt testing tools which makes testing work easy.
In Penetration testing, you can become a Network Security Expert and make a very good Career, which people know in the common language by the name of Ethical Hacker.

For penetration testing of any system, you should have written permission.

You can also take Penetration testing as a very good carer.

Many people are earning more than lakhs of rupees by penetration testing, their job is to find the shortcomings of any system, app or website and tell its owner. If you are doing a job in a company, then by testing penetration, you can find the deficiencies of your network or system and make it more secure.

 Big companies do penetration testing in their website, network, and security system through Penetration tester so that their website, network, and security system will be fully secured.

Why Penetration Testing Occurs??

Friends, anything can happen in this internet world, that means in today's world everything is possible.

That is why the company that is an IT company or the founder of that company is always worried that a black hat hacker will hack their company's security system and leak all important data of that company to the Internet.

Now let's talk about the tools that are used for penetration testing:-

1.Kali Linux - It is also called the operating system of Hacker, by using it, an Ethical Hacker Network, system, web, apps find the commissions.

Download link - https://www.kali.org/downloads/

2.Metasploit - Using this we can connect any network or server.

Download link - https://www.metasploit.com/download

 

3.Burpsuite - Using this you can scan web application testing, http, automatic security.

Download link - https://portswigger.net/burp/releases/professional-community-2020-9-1?requestededition=community

 

4.Wireshark - By using this within a minute we can find out what is happening in our network. It supports all operating systems.

Download link - https://www.wireshark.org/download.html

 

5.Nessus - This is an automatic security testing tool with the help of which security testing of mobile, website, system can be done and it supports all operating systems and is also popular in the world of Penetration.

Download link - https://www.tenable.com/products/nessus

6.Pentest Box - By using this, you can easily find out their Loop Holes by hacking mobile, web, app.

Download link - https://pentestbox.org/#download

 

7.Aapuse - With the help of this tool you can do security testing of mobile application.

Download link - https://appsec-labs.com/appuse-pro/

8.Chain & Abel - By using this tool you can recover the password of the network. Encrypted password is also used to decrypted.

Download link - https://cain_abel.en.downloadastro.com

9.Social Engineering Toolkit - By using this tool you are used to check and attack vulnerability of social network (Facebook, Yahoo, twitter etc).

Download link - https://www.trustedsec.com/tools/the-social-engineer-toolkit-set/

 

10.Aircrack - This tool is best for Wi-Fi penetration, with the help of which you can test WPA, WEP wireless security.

Download link - https://www.aircrack-ng.org/download.html

11.BeEF

12.Ettercap

13.W3af

14.SQLmap

15.Zed Attack Proxy

16.Wapiti

and many more..................

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Geeky Kaushal

Hi. I’m Designer of this blog. A Geek guy and a Tech Reviewer, Digital Marketing and Business Enthusiast, CyberSecurity Enthusiast, Space Technologies Enthusiast, Full time Content Writer, Stock and Crypto Market Critic. Inspired to make things looks better.

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