Penetration Testing

Penetration testing is the practice of testing a system (physical or computer), network or web application or premises, to find security vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit.

The process involves analysing the target, identifying potential weaknesses or entry points, and then attempting to penetrate the target; using the tools and techniques a real attacker would use, and then reporting back the results.

There are two types of penetration test, a ‘Whitebox’ or ‘White hat’ test and a ‘Blackbox’ or ‘Black hat’ test. In a Whitebox scenario, the client is aware of the test and shares information about the target in advance of the test. In a Blackbox test scenario, a real attack posture by the testers is adopted, and the clients security and/or IT team is unaware of the test penetration test.

Matrix can perform both ‘Whitebox’ and ‘Blackbox’ penetration testing for our clients.