A penetration test, also known as a pen test, is a simulated cyberattack against your computer system to check for exploitable vulnerabilities. In the context of web application security, penetration testing is commonly used to augment a web application firewall (WAF). Pen testing can involve the attempted breaching of any number of application systems, (e.g., application protocol interfaces (APIs), frontend/backend servers) to uncover vulnerabilities, such as unsanitized inputs that are susceptible to code injection attacks. Insights provided by the penetration test can be used to fine-tune your WAF security policies and patch detected vulnerabilities.

Types of Penetration testing in this article or there description

The types of penetration testing are shown below:

Typically, network testing is the most common penetration testing process. The Pentester conducts a series of network assessments after the penetration tester performs information gathering and vulnerability assessments. internal and external network exploitation tests can be conducted to explore several aspects of an organization’s security.

In Web-based applications, security vulnerabilities are detected. All components are tested, like Silverlight, ActiveX, and Java applets, as well as APIs. This test more time as it is difficult compared to a network test So it is important the Web application correctly and thoroughly.

Languages in Web Applications like Java, .NET, PHP, as well as APIs, Connections such as Oracle, XML, MySQL, various Frameworks, Systems like SAP, Financial systems, CRM systems, Logistics, HR systems, and Mobile applications.

It consists of testing all the wireless devices that are used in a company such as laptops, smartphones, etc. Finding any security loopholes is also checked as follows:

Wireless protocols (to evaluate which ones are considered in nature to be “weak”);

Wireless Access Points (to determine the “rogue” ones);

A wireless test is performed at the client site in most situations since the pen testing equipment must be relatively similar to the wireless network signals.

Vulnerabilities exploited while wireless network penetration testing is as follows:

Web server or website for sensitive data of users

Web servers using malware to access network in depth

It may not be considered a weakness, but the physical security controls may be an entryway for attackers.

The penetration tester will attempt to gain access to the system during this physical penetration test by:

For some form of social engineering, a physical penetration test is performed. In order to gain physical access to the facility, a penetration tester may need to deceive or manipulate the staff. This leads us to a penetration test of our next form.

People make errors and can be tricked readily. Often, the weakest connection is the employees. Social engineering is a common way in which threatening actors can penetrate your environment.

types of social engineering methods used by attackers are:

Imposters like external vendors, fellow employees, or contractors

For computing, networking, and storage, public cloud services have become more and more popular. Backups and other forms of data can be stored in the cloud by businesses and employees. For hackers, this makes it a prime target. However, challenges in managing cloud protection as well as legal hurdles emerge with the ease of cloud deployments.

In this article, we have seen different pen test types. Playing out these different entrance test types will assist the client with recognizing the weaknesses which should be fixed in framework security. Performing customary entrance tests is fundamental all in all security procedure. So you can pick any of the given tests to perform on the framework and fortify the security.

So let's discuss, what are types of penetration testing and their short overview.

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