What does it mean when you proactively test applications or enterprise environments for detecting vulnerabilities? Indeed, you are performing an ethical hacking experiment to identify threats and vulnerabilities before it surfaces an attacker’s vision. The process is otherwise known as cyber security penetration testing or simply a pen test. Similarly, while probing for deficiencies in security controls or testing the resilience by performing false attacks, you are pen testing it for betterment.
Penetration testing is a significant element of the cyber security house and is at the forefront of any cyber strategy. Pentest isn’t that simple to execute – it requires resources with immense skills, exposure to the latest cyber happenings, and a good track record. That is where Artificial Intelligence (AI) comes to the big picture. Before we get into how AI could influence pen testing, let’s have a quick look at typical pen-testing stages and their significance.
