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Are You Ready for Your First Pen Test?

by: William Prater 15 min

CybersecurityPen Test

Penetration testing, designed to help companies evaluate their security perimeter, should be part of any risk management strategy. But many organizations have more questions than answers about pen testing.

This recorded Q&A features A-LIGN’s pen testing expert, Joseph Cortese, answering questions about why you need penetration testing, how pen testing projects are scoped, and how to prepare for your first one.

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KEY POINTS

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Penetration testing, designed to help organizations evaluate security controls, should ideally be part of any risk management strategy, especially for companies that manage customer data.

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This Q&A session, featuring A-LIGN’s pen testing expert, Joseph Cortese, is a primer on this important security measure and designed to answer all of your questions about pen testing.

03

Includes sharing what penetration testing is, reasons why organizations should undertake pen testing, how to choose what type of penetration test to perform, and how to manage the scope of a pen testing project.

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