Cyber Solutions:The Benefits of Penetration Testing

What is Penetration Testing?

Penetration testing involves a simulated cyber-attack to identify existing vulnerabilities within an organisation’s network and assets. The aim of penetration testing is to identify these weak points before the cyber criminals do and fix the security holes.

Phishing and ransomware attacks remain a common and substantial threat to global business. According to a report by Corvus Insurance, the number of ransomware groups increased by an alarming 34% by the end of 2023, compared to the start.

What are the Benefits of Penetration Testing?

There are many benefits to penetration testing for your business. Here are just some below.

An Enhanced Defence

Third-party penetration testing services are provided by expert cyber professionals with specialized skills in identifying vulnerabilities and simulating real-world cyberattacks. These experts possess a deep understanding of diverse attack vectors and techniques. By using state of the art tools, PureCyber can ensure a comprehensive evaluation of your organisation's network and infrastructure, giving you a complete picture and peace of mind as a business.

Preparing For Challenges

While artificial intelligence can be used to enhance cyber security tools, its development has also increased the capability and threat of cyber criminals. Penetration testing allows businesses to gain essential insights into the security gaps that new threats pose, in addition to common ransomware and phishing attacks, and can help organisations to take proactive measures to address them. Upon completing a penetration test, businesses are presented with a comprehensive report that outlines the specific vulnerabilities discovered, their potential impact, and recommendations for remediation. This report serves as a roadmap for implementing targeted and effective security measures, ranging from patching vulnerable software and refining access controls to reconfiguring network architecture.

In addition, a penetration tester can provide debrief calls with your organisation and IT teams to show any vulnerabilities in real-time, and advise on remediation steps that can be taken."

Saving You Cost

The reputational and financial cost of a cyber-attack can be severe in comparison to that of a penetration test. Business disruption caused by data theft and downtime can have a substantial impact on the productivity and sustainability of a business. According to the NCSC’s Cyber Breaches Report 2023, 11% of surveyed organisations have had staff stopped from carrying out their day-to-day work (increasing to 24% for large businesses), while 37% have had to hire extra staff.

Incident Response

Having an incident response plan in place is vital for any business. Penetration testing allows businesses to refine and enhance their procedures, ensuring a more efficient and coordinated response which reduces the length of downtime they face.

Ongoing Improvement

Cyber security is a rapidly evolving field, from AI powered phishing emails to ever more convincing deepfake technology. Penetration testing enables sustained improvement to counter both current and emerging threats to businesses.

Regulation

Penetration testing services can help businesses adhere to strict regulatory requirements by identifying vulnerabilities that lead to non-compliance issues.

Maximising your Time

Save valuable resources and time by using third party penetration services. Penetration testing professionals can use their expertise and experience to carry out focused and effective tests and navigate the complexity of systems, networks, and applications. This allows a business to focus on their core operations, while minimising disruption to wider operations.

Regular and ongoing penetration testing is key to protecting against an increased attack surface and rapidly evolving attack vectors.

Why Choose PureCyber for your Penetration Testing?

Our cyber security experts have experience of a wide range of attack vectors and methodologies. We provide a step-by-step breakdown report of each vulnerability, including how it was identified and exploited. This is followed by remediation advice.

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