A penetration test(Pen Test) attempts to exploit the vulnerabilities to determine whether unauthorized access or other malicious activity is possible. Penetration testing typically includes network penetration testing and application security testing as well as controls and processes around the networks and applications and should occur from both outside the network trying to come in (external testing) and from inside the network. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was introduced to provide a minimum degree of security when it comes to handling customer card information. While the Standard has been around for over a decade, penetration testing has only recently been officially incorporated into the process. For instance, as a Penetration Tester in CyberArk, you will be the go-to guy of finding traditional and creative ways of breaking CyberArk products’ security and suggest robust solutions to fixing it.
