In a previous article, we discussed penetration testing from the perspective of compliance and cybersecurity. While pen testing is often a core component of most regulations, it’s generally a good practice to consider using outside of just checking compliance boxes. A good way to do that is with a partner that can offer automated penetration testing. 

What is automated penetration testing? It’s the use of automation and other cloud tools to perform the basics of a penetration test. Sometimes mistaken for vulnerability scanning, automated penetration tests provide additional insight and continuing coverage that annual pen tests do not. 

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There are several types of testing in the IT market, each meant to address different aspects of security, operations and compliance. Penetration testing is a practice that can often span many of these aspects in meaningful ways, by providing security and system awareness across almost any facet of your organization’s technical operations. 

Here, we’ll start with an intro to the concept of penetration testing. In the near future, we will start to dig into the details of penetration testing for compliance, but here we will introduce some of the basics of what penetration is and why it is important. 

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Risk management and assessment is the practice of assessing an organization’s security systems against possible vulnerabilities and gaps to determine how much “risk” is acceptable as part of doing business. Factors like compliance, emerging threats and changes in technology and business operations all play an immense role in how security experts manage the risk their organizations are willing to take on, and how much they will invest in their cybersecurity infrastructure. 

As we pass the halfway point of 2021, we look back to some of the trends that have played a role in risk management and assessment. In some ways, the story of risk in 2021 is heavily dictated by 2020, as the COVID pandemic has fundamentally altered how companies in multiple industries worldwide continue to do business. 

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