What is the process of Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing.pdf

What is the Process of Vulnerability
Assessment and Penetration Testing?
Businesses are modernizing with digitalization,
with their internal procedures and operations, but
there is also a significant risk associated with this
development. Hackers are everywhere in the
world, constantly looking for vulnerabilities in
your IT infrastructure. They will break in as soon

as they notice a slight flaw in your system and
take your sensitive personal or commercial data.
Due to this, every organization must have an
effective security plan in place. You must consider
your firm from a hacker’s point of view in order to
defend it. You can avoid this hassle by using cyber
security software solutions for your company,
such as VAPT.
But, what is Vulnerability Assessment &
Penetration Testing (VAPT)?
The term “vulnerability assessment and
penetration testing” (VAPT) covers a wide range
of security assessment services with the goal of
identifying and reducing cyber security
vulnerabilities across the IT infrastructure of a
company.
The goal of vulnerability assessment and
penetration testing (VAPT), two security services,
is to find weaknesses in the network, server, and
system infrastructure. Both services have

different purposes and are used to accomplish
various but complementary objectives.
Penetration testing concentrates on external real-
world risk, whereas vulnerability assessments
concentrate on internal organizational security.
VAPT refers to a wide variety of security
assessment services intended to find and assist in
addressing cyber security exposures within an
organization’s IT estate.
It’s critical to comprehend the numerous VAPT
service types and how they differ in order to
make the best evaluation decision for your
business’ needs. This knowledge is essential to
ensuring that tests provide the best value for
money because VAPT evaluations can differ
greatly in depth, breadth, scope, and price due to
their diversity.
Let’s understand both methods:
What is Vulnerability Assessment (VA)?
A vulnerability assessment is a quick automated
inspection of network devices, servers, and

systems to find configuration flaws and critical
vulnerabilities that an attacker might exploit. Due
to its small footprint, it is typically conducted on
internal devices within the network and can
happen as frequently as once per day. First,
known vulnerabilities are examined, found, and
disclosed using a vulnerability assessment (VA). It
creates a report that describes the vulnerability’s
priority and classification.
What is Penetration Testing (PT)?
A penetration test is a comprehensive, expert-
driven procedure designed to find all potential
entry points that an attacker could use to access
the network. It not only highlights the
vulnerabilities but also the damage and additional
internal compromise that an attacker could cause
once they breach the perimeter.
Why is it necessary to conduct vulnerability
assessments and penetration tests (VAPT)?
It’s crucial to routinely evaluate your
organization’s cyber security protections because

cybercriminals are always upgrading their hacking
attempts, techniques, and procedures. Customer
loyalty is lost, there are financial losses, and the
organization is negatively affected by this crime.
And hence, the VAPT approach provides a broad
picture of the risks and threats facing its
application, helping the business protect its
systems and data from attacks and strengthening
the compliance with security policy of an
organization. This helps to keep the data secure
and implement effective cybersecurity to the
organization.

What is a process of Vulnerability Assessment
and Penetration Testing?
1. Collecting information:
During this stage, pen testers acquire as much
information as they can on the target’s IT
infrastructure, including any resources, systems,
applications, networks, etc. As the pentester

spends the most time here, it is the most
important part of a security test because the
more information they learn about the target, the
better their chances are of getting useful results
when an attack is conducted.
2. Vulnerability Assessment:
In this second step, a pen tester used a collection
of tools to scan the target application for
vulnerabilities and understood how the target
would react to various intrusion assaults in both
the static and running conditions of the code. This
audit offers basic information and identifies any
security flaws or dangers that could let a hacker
into the environment.
3. Penetration Testing (Extorting vulnerabilities):
In this step, pen testers attempt to access the
target in a secure setting by exploiting the
vulnerabilities in order to determine the degree to
which an attacker can infiltrate a weak system.
The tester tries to increase network privileges
after any vulnerability has been exposed by

intercepting traffic and mapping the internal
network to acquire the most access to the system,
including sensitive data on apps and file servers.
4. Generate Reports:
After the penetration testing is finished, the proof
of exploited vulnerabilities must be gathered for
assessment and action. The scope of the
assessment, testing procedures, a summary of the
findings with risk severity, specifics on each
finding with their implications, and remedial
suggestions are also included.
Being the Best Vulnerability Assessment and
Penetration Testing Company in India, Elanus
Technologies is providing intelligent cyber security
and VAPT services on Web, Mobile, Network and
Thick Client.

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