Professional Ethical Hacking: Why and When to Hire a Pentester
1. Introduction Professional ethical hacking is, for many companies, the security investment that is easiest to understand and the latest to be made. Hiring a professional who tries to attack your own infrastructure sounds contradictory, but it is exactly the method mature organizations use to discover their vulnerabilities before a real attacker does. A well-executed Professional ethical hacking engagement answers with evidence the question every board should ask: how would an attacker get into my company? In this article we explain what Professional ethical hacking is and what it is not, when it makes sense to hire a pentester, how …
Pentesting Service for Businesses: What It Is, Cost and How to Hire It
1. Introduction Hiring a pentesting service for businesses is one of the best-paid security decisions an organization can make: for a bounded cost, it gets a real picture of its vulnerabilities before an attacker does. But the market is full of very different offers, and the difference between a serious pentest and a window-dressing one is not always obvious to the buyer. This article explains what it must include, what it really costs and how to hire it without surprises. The first thing to clarify is what a pentesting service for businesses is not: it is not installing a vulnerability …
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