Security expert Wesley McGrew and his penetration testing team once found a Meterpreter shell inadvertently left behind by a previous pen tester on their client’s network. “That was one of our first ...

Third installment in a series on spotting a novice pen tester Reviewing the results of a penetration test and discussing methodology is another way to assess the skill level of your pen tester (and ...

Definition: Penetration testing is a process in which a security professional simulates an attack on a network or computer system to evaluate its security—with the permission of that system’s owners.