Penetration Testing: A guide for business and IT managers

Penetration testing is the attempt to professionally break in to an organisation’s systems by exploiting any vulnerabilities, with the goal of determining whether an organisation’s IT systems and resources are secure.As hackers and would-be cyber attackers become increasingly more brazen, penetration testing has become an essential practice.This BCS guide for business and IT managers, developed in collaboration with CREST, explains the process of penetration testing and the benefits it brings. With contributions from practising penetration testers and information security experts, the book brings together a wide range of expertise, insight, and tips for setting up a penetration testing programme, maintaining it, and responding to the results of penetration tests. Additional ISBNs 178017408X, 178017411X, 1780174098, 9781780174082, 9781780174112, 9781780174099Penetration Testing: A guide for business and IT managers 1st Edition is written by Ceri Charlton; Gemma Moore; Tylor Robinson; Sharif Gardner; Nick Furneaux; Jims Marchang; Rob Ellis; and published by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. ISBNs for Penetration Testing are 9781780174105, 1780174101 and the print ISBNs are 9781780174082, 178017408X. Additional ISBNs include 178017408X, 178017411X, 1780174098, 9781780174082, 9781780174112, 9781780174099.