Penetration Testing & Ethical Hacking

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​A penetration test, colloquially known as a pen test or ethical hacking, is an authorized simulated cyber attack on a computer system, performed to evaluate the security of the system, this is not to be confused with a vulnerability assessment. The test is performed to identify weaknesses (also referred to as vulnerabilities), including the potential for unauthorized parties to gain access to the system's features and data, as well as strengths, enabling a full risk assessment to be completed.

The process typically identifies the target systems and a particular goal, then reviews available information and undertakes various means to attain that goal. A penetration test target may be a white box (about which background and system information are provided in advance to the tester) or a black box (about which only basic information if any other than the company name is provided). A gray box penetration test is a combination of the two (where limited knowledge of the target is shared with the auditor). A penetration test can help identify a system's vulnerabilities to attack and estimate how vulnerable it is.

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Example penetration testing accreditations:

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- Check

- Crest

- Tiger

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Example penetration testing titles we recruit:

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- "Check Team Lead"

- "Check Team Member"

- "Penetration Tester"

- "Ethical Hacker"

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Example successful hiring project:

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Excelerate works with a number of smaller security outfits along with some global IT consultancy services businesses. Penetration testing is always in demand and we have placed people across the UK and Europe into penetration testing positions with the desired accreditations.

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