{"id":56,"date":"2011-06-14T09:47:03","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T09:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.halkynconsulting.co.uk\/a\/?p=56"},"modified":"2013-02-10T15:55:44","modified_gmt":"2013-02-10T15:55:44","slug":"security-resource-downloads-business-guide-to-penetration-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.halkynconsulting.co.uk\/a\/2011\/06\/security-resource-downloads-business-guide-to-penetration-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Security resource downloads &#8211; Business Guide to Penetration Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We would always suggest that any business with even half an interest in protecting its resources, carries out regular penetration tests (pentest) &#8211; at the bare minimum when a system (physical or IT related) is implemented to ensure that it has been done properly.<\/p>\n<p>If you have an internet facing computer system, use e-commerce or simply have a website for marketing purposes then commissioning a pentest will help ensure that you can find out what to fix <strong>before<\/strong> the hacker finds it and exploits it. However, even if you don&#8217;t rely on the internet, you can still use a pentest to verify your physical and employee security processes. Without the assurance provided by an independent test, you can never be sure what you have works properly.<\/p>\n<p>To help businesses with the sometimes tricky process of finding a pentest company, scoping the requirements properly and then interpreting the results Halkyn Security Consulting has produced a <a title=\"Halkyn Security - Business Guide to Penetration Tests\" href=\"http:\/\/www.halkynconsulting.co.uk\/security-resources\/downloads\/guide_to_penetration_testing_v1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">business guide to penetration tests<\/a> for free download.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, or need advice with setting up a pentest or understanding the results, then <a title=\"Contact Halkyn Security Consultants\" href=\"http:\/\/www.halkynconsulting.co.uk\/contact\/contact-security-team\" target=\"_blank\">please get in touch<\/a> and our consultants will be happy to help you.<\/p>\n<p>Please note: Halkyn Consulting is not a pentesting company. 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