What is security testing and what are the different types of security testing?
Security testing is a security measure performed to make sure that data within information systems is fully protected and is not accessible and tampered with by unauthorized entities. And it helps enterprises to have visibility on the security status of each asset and protect it against serious security threats such as malware, ransomware, and other unanticipated security threats that have the potential to crash information systems. Furthermore, it helps to evaluate the security posture and stability of the current systems and security controls in the enterprise. Moreover, comprehensive security testing helps organizations to figure out all the security loopholes and weaknesses of the information systems.
The main purpose of security testing in an organization is to proactively pinpoint security weaknesses or vulnerabilities and fix it before the criminal hackers and other threat agents find out and exploit it.
Some open security testing tools include: