NYC area cyber security expert
explores the benefits and limitations of automated tools in
penetration testing and suggests best practices—in a new article
from eMazzanti Technologies
HOBOKEN,
N.J., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- A new article by NYC area
cyber security expert eMazzanti Technologies looks at the
advantages and disadvantages that automated tools bring to
penetration testing. The informative article first explores
benefits of automated tools, including speed, accuracy, and cost
effectiveness.
Today's complex digital landscape makes
manual testing alone unfeasible, but automated tools come with
drawbacks. A thorough penetration test will strategically combine
automated and manual testing.
However, the author warns that these tools also bring
significant downsides. For example, automated tools lack important
contextual awareness and have a limited scope. For this reason, she
outlines a best practices approach that combines the efficiency of
automated tools with the depth of manual testing by skilled
experts.
"Today's complex digital landscape makes manual testing alone
unfeasible, but automated tools come with drawbacks. A thorough
penetration test will strategically combine automated and manual
testing," explained Jennifer
Mazzanti, CEO, eMazzanti Technologies.
Below are a few excerpts from the article, "Understand the
Benefits and Limitations of Automated Tools in Penetration
Testing."
Advantages of Automated Penetration Testing
"Automated tools can methodically test all possible paths where
weaknesses might occur, identifying a large range of known
vulnerabilities. This helps provide a comprehensive picture of the
system's security posture and a clear roadmap for remediation."
Downside of Automation
"Automated tools follow pre-programmed logic and cannot adapt
easily to unexpected scenarios that come up during testing. Hence,
they might miss highlighting vulnerabilities that can only be
identified with contextual awareness. For instance, certain
vulnerabilities depend on unique configurations or interactions
between components."
"Automated tools have a limited scope. They do not do well at
assessing the potential for social engineering or insider threats.
And automated reporting often lacks the detailed analysis and
exploitation walkthroughs that a human tester can provide."
Best Practices Balance Benefits and Limitations of Automated
Tools in Penetration Testing
"To harness the strengths of both testing methods, begin with
automated testing to quickly identify known vulnerabilities across
applications and networks. Following automated testing, manual
testers should analyze the results to prioritize issues according
to risk and context. They can then delve deeper into areas that
showed potential weaknesses."
Improve Your Security Posture with Proven Penetration Testing
Methods
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testing, organizations should partner with security experts that
combine extensive human expertise with proven automated tools.
eCare Penetration Testing from eMazzanti Technologies simulates
real-world cyberattacks to guide future security strategies.
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