this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2023
1 points (66.7% liked)

Cybersecurity Education and Learning

20 readers
1 users here now

A community for the discussion of cybersecurity training, education, learning, certifications and similar. Be nice, no spam!

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Few areas of cybersecurity measure up against penetration testing in terms of importance and excitement. This activity boils down to finding flaws in computer systems so that organizations can address them proactively and forestall real-world attacks.

A pentester worth their salt should have outstanding tech skills, be a social engineering guru, and have enough confidence to try and outsmart seasoned IT professionals working for large corporations. Pentesters are often referred to as ethical hackers, and for good reason – they need to infiltrate well-secured systems to pinpoint loopholes that black hat hackers can parasitize for nefarious purposes.

top 1 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] KuroJ 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for this. I’ve recently been admitted into a cyber security degree program and am awaiting to start so any type of information like this is definitely useful 🙂