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#BLACK BOX PENTESTING CODE#

Now, let me clarify the correct definitions of black-box, white-box, and grey-box security testing methods. But before we discuss its alarming consequences, let me share what the types of cybersecurity penetration testing actually are.

In particular, the black-box pentest misconception diminishes the external pentesting exercises to mere vulnerability scanning with optional exploitation of potential vulnerabilities. In fact, even on the Wikipedia-level of understanding, this kind of thinking is profoundly incorrect, severely impaired, and causes a lot of harm in the industry.

#BLACK BOX PENTESTING CODE#

grey-box testing is something in between: pentesters have user credentials and can access some functionality (although admin interfaces often remain out of reach), but do not have access to configuration or source code.

in white-box testing, pentesters have unlimited access to the functions of and the information about the systems they evaluate.

in black-box testing, pentesters have limited permissions and access only to the functions publicly available “to the world”.

Many people, the laymen, and cybersecurity pentesting experts alike, genuinely believe that: Well, what is wrong with the perception of black-box, white-box, and grey-box pentesting? It is difficult to pinpoint any particular misconception, as it is usually inaccurate on a very basic level of interpretation.

The disarray in the cyber security penetration testing services market caused by inaccurate assertions about the white-box, black-box, and grey-box pentesting is the reason for recording this webinar and putting it out on YouTube. Some deliberately, in attempts to delude potential customers and shape the market the way they want it to be. Some unintentionally, caught in the chaos created by the cybersecurity firms copywriters. It is baffling to see how many cybersecurity professionals misinterpret the terms “black-box”, “white-box”, and “grey-box” when it comes to network penetration testing. What is a black-box penetration test, and why do many people get it wrong? What is a white-box pentest, and how is it different from a black-box? What is gray-box testing: something in between black-box and white-box or a combination of two? I bet you do not have correct answers to these questions, but do not worry: no one does.