Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing

Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) is a security testing process that identifies vulnerabilities in an organization’s systems, applications, and networks.

It Consists of Two main Components :

• Vulnerability Assessment (VA): This is a systematic process that scans and identifies vulnerabilities, such as misconfigurations, weaknesses in software, and outdated patches. VA is often automated and provides a list of vulnerabilities, but it doesn’t exploit them. It helps organizations understand potential risks without actively testing their impact.
• Penetration Testing (PT): Also known as ethical hacking, this involves actively exploiting vulnerabilities to assess their impact. Penetration testers mimic real-world attack scenarios to see how far they can go by exploiting identified vulnerabilities. The goal is to evaluate how vulnerable a system or application is to attacks and whether an attacker can gain access to sensitive data.