Penetration testing is the process of simulating real cyber-attacks against your own systems in order to discover security holes that attackers can take advantage of. It’s a term which encompasses the many types of security testing that can be used to help protect against malicious actors wishing to compromise your systems or sensitive information. Some elements of the penetration testing process can and should be automated. Intruder’s automated penetration testing tool helps you beat the bad guys to it, by finding your security weaknesses before the hackers do.
‘Penetration Testing’ is a term which is often used to describe an annual or bi-annual process where a business performs security testing on their systems. However, modern attackers are automating their efforts, scanning the internet constantly for vulnerabilities to exploit, and businesses can no longer afford not to have their own automated penetration testing tools in place.
Intruder’s penetration testing tool checks your systems for vulnerabilities which include web-layer security problems (such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting), infrastructure weaknesses (such as remote code execution flaws), and other security misconfigurations (such as weak encryption configurations, and systems which are unnecessarily exposed).
Manual penetration testing is a great way to take a snapshot of your security at a point in time, but what about new vulnerabilities which are discovered - or those which are introduced through development mistakes between tests?
In fact, around 50 new vulnerabilities are discovered every day, many of which are in technologies which sit on your perimeter systems – exposed to the internet. Modern attackers don’t wait to act and usually execute their attacks within weeks of new vulnerabilities being discovered. Meaning if you are only conducting penetration tests once a year, a significant gap is left.
Intruder’s automated pen testing platform allows you to eliminate threats to your business by running regular vulnerability scans that discover security holes in your most exposed systems automatically.
Intruder’s online penetration testing tool is a SaaS product which works seamlessly with your technical environment. Without any need for lengthy installations or complex configuration, it’s very easy to get set up. Testing your systems from an online pentesting tool simulates where real attacks would also be coming from – the internet.
What's more, Intruder’s penetration testing tool includes proactive checks for emerging threats. This means Intruder can detect new vulnerabilities in software deployed on your perimeter,– before you’re even aware that they exist. This kind of proactive action is essential for businesses that don’t have processes in place to research the latest threats and manually run scans for them. If you don’t have regular vulnerability scanning in place already, getting started with an automated online solution that gives you continuous coverage between manual tests is a no-brainer!
Intruder’s pen test tool uses the same underlying scanning engine as the big banks do, so you can enjoy high quality security checks, without the complexity.
It also curates its results to help you prioritise your security issues which will have a real impact, and uses noise reduction algorithms to store issues with no security impact in a separate panel, so you can focus on the issues that matter first.
Scan results from other pen testing tools on the market can be challenging to say the least. Intruder’s issue descriptions are written in accessible language which focus on the real security impact of issues, and the types of real-world attacks that can arise from them. Its reporting system is accessible to less technical readers, whilst also maintaining all the technical detail required by the security professionals and developers that will be working on fixes for the security weaknesses it uncovers.
Want to find weaknesses exceeding the capabilities of automated tools? Our Verified service combines automated security checks with manual reviews by experienced penetration testers.
Intruder’s Verified service includes manual verification by certified penetration testers, so you can get closer to an automated penetration test than ever.
Intruder's certified professionals will analyse your scan results, taking into account the business context of each vulnerability; reduce the number of false positives, and find dangerous vulnerabilities that are not apparent to automated scanners, such as when several issues are combined together.
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