{"id":8601,"date":"2021-07-05T07:40:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T07:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athenadynamics.com\/?p=8601"},"modified":"2021-07-05T07:41:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T07:41:09","slug":"athena-dynamics-young-writers-series-article-6-analysing-automated-penetration-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athenadynamics.com\/athena-dynamics-young-writers-series-article-6-analysing-automated-penetration-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Athena Dynamics Young Writer&#8217;s Series Article #6: Analysing Automated Penetration Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8601\" class=\"elementor elementor-8601\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e92453e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e92453e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-373a5ee\" data-id=\"373a5ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0a35e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a0a35e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(122, 122, 122); white-space: normal; text-align: left;\">Athena Dynamics Young Writers Series: Analysing Automated Penetration Testing<\/h2><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795e482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"795e482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 17px; text-align: left; padding-top: 22px !important; padding-bottom: 22px !important;\"><em>Author: Bryan Lim, Business Development Intern, Athena Dynamics<\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 17px; text-align: left;\"><em>Copyright \u00a9 July 2021 All Rights Reserved Athena Dynamics Pte Ltd<\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 17px; text-align: left;\"><em>Advisory Editor: Nyan Tun Zaw, VP of Business Development, Athena Dynamics<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e6920e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e6920e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0110c88\" data-id=\"0110c88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681dba2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"681dba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab79b17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab79b17\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b3da29\" data-id=\"8b3da29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b58e8d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b58e8d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\" data-contrast=\"auto\">In a previous article we looked at the differences between vulnerability assessment and penetration\u00a0testing,\u00a0and\u00a0covered which would be suitable for your company or organization. In this article, we will be taking a closer look at\u00a0a new development\u00a0in the VAPT industry \u2013 Automated Penetration Testing.<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As touched on in the\u00a0previous\u00a0article, penetration testing is a simulated cyberattack\u00a0where vulnerabilities in a system are exploited, emulating real world cyberattacks\u00a0so as to\u00a0give a complete picture of the robustness of the system\u2019s security\u00a0infrastructure. The penetration testing sector has been long dominated\u00a0by Manual penetration testing. These penetration tests are conducted by highly trained cybersecurity experts\u00a0acting as ethical hackers who perform the simulated\u00a0cyberattacks.\u00a0It has widely been accepted that automated tools\u00a0are not as\u00a0advanced\u00a0as Humans,\u00a0being disadvantaged when it comes to\u00a0flexibility\u00a0and detail, among other reasons, thus not being\u00a0a viable\u00a0option\u00a0in the\u00a0pen testing\u00a0role.\u00a0However, recent developments and advancements in these automated tools have not only made the use of such tools\u00a0viable; some in the\u00a0in industry\u00a0are even questioning not if but when these tools will\u00a0supersede\u00a0traditional manually conducted penetration testing. Let us take a closer look at how this may be possible.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b385a39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b385a39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87de316\" data-id=\"87de316\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aa394b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6aa394b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do Automated PT (Penetration Testing) tools work?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a2e008 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a2e008\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcab722\" data-id=\"fcab722\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875e15e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"875e15e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2 SCXW229880420 BCX0\">First of all<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">, how do<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">\u00a0Automated Penetration testing tools work? To explain simply<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">\u00a0these tools deliver a penetration test which simulate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">s the pen-tester&#8217;s device or attacking proxy connecting into<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">\u00a0a network. The bot behind the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">tool then\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">proceeds<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">\u00a0to conduct\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">reconnaissance<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">\u00a0on the environment<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">. This is achieved through vulnerability assessment scans,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2 SCXW229880420 BCX0\">similar to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">\u00a0what a human pen-tester would do.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">\u00a0After potential targets have been earmarked, these tools select the most suitable\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">system<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">\u00a0as a target to take over. Such decisions are\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">made based on factors such as the ease of exploitability, potential\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">alarm<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">\u00a0or \u201cnoise\u201d an intrusion would create, among other things. Once the tool gains a foothold within the system, it will\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">propagate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">\u00a0and spread within the system. However, unlike human<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">pen tester<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">, the tool installs<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">\u00a0an\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">agent on the compromised machine. Then it\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW229880420 BCX0\">pivots, and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">\u00a0makes use of different combinations of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">gleamed credentials and adapts to find the best possible\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">method to gain entry to the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">entire system<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229880420 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW229880420 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6795ff1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6795ff1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21c2685\" data-id=\"21c2685\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae74b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ae74b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advantages of Automated PT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-796179a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"796179a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a752cd\" data-id=\"9a752cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5c9f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c5c9f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Human Pen testers manually conduct their tests and this may result in a wait of several days or even weeks depending on the scope of the pen test, before a report of the detailed vulnerabilities within the system can be generated. This is a major issue as the reports may not be updated and accurate, having become outdated as the system environment may have changed or updated since the report was first generated. New vulnerabilities not present during the test could have emerged. Automated Penetration testing on the other hand, eliminates these concerns. Reports generated by automated tools require just a fraction of the time, some reports being generated instantly. Given the short amount of time relative to manual testing to generate a report, automated pen tests can also be repeated multiple times. This allows frequent detection of new vulnerabilities, which can be remediated quickly. Over are the days of waiting for a long time for a report which may be obsolete.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Secondly, Automated pen testing tools are also typically more affordable than manual pen-testing. Typically, the pen-tester would be given a certain access point (known as\u00a0an entry point) before he\u00a0attempts\u00a0to gain access to a system during a penetration test. A pen-testing tool on the other hand, can make use of differing entry points, discovering a greater\u00a0number of exploits, thus creating a wider range of case studies and scenarios. While this is also possible with manual\u00a0pen testing, the cost may be\u00a0prohibitively\u00a0expensive as a significantly longer time and greater amount of effort is\u00a0required\u00a0to conduct a test from\u00a0each\u00a0single\u00a0point.\u00a0This is both not practical and financially\u00a0viable.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Furthermore, automated pen\u00a0test tools also\u00a0have the ability to\u00a0collect\u00a0large portions\u00a0of data from a system, even entire subnets (sections),\u00a0which is very time consuming for a human\u00a0pentester, thus helping to save time.\u00a0As mentioned earlier, this allows for testing of huge infrastructures with many endpoints, while doing so with human\u00a0pentersters\u00a0would be impractical \u2013 both financially and time consuming.\u00a0Instead, with\u00a0automated\u00a0pentesting\u00a0tools, it would be as simple as inputting an IP range, waiting for the\u00a0final results\u00a0to be generated before diving into the glaring findings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c1cf57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c1cf57\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a0e76b\" data-id=\"7a0e76b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d28d29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d28d29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Limitations of Automated PT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-701812a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"701812a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-719144b\" data-id=\"719144b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551f3aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"551f3aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">On the other hand<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">, automat<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">ed tools, when compared\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">traditional manual Pen-tests,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">manual penetration testing\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">could\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">provide an advantage when it comes to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">\u00a0engagement with the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">client<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">. Typically, results can\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">be broken down, false positives are weeded out by human\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW260889543 BCX0\">pentesters<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">\u00a0upon the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">completion of the test. The tester may even be able to answer questions\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">pertaining to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">\u00a0the re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">sults of the test, but this would not be possible<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">\u00a0with automated penetration tests, with the report having been generated by a tool. Th<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">is<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">\u00a0making it difficult for consultants to break it down<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">\u00a0and explain what the client would like to find out. As such, the results may be less\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">personalized<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">\u00a0and may not necessarily be tailored to fit the client\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260889543 BCX0\">expectations.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW260889543 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd2ce5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd2ce5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b5a3f2\" data-id=\"1b5a3f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322229e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"322229e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To Conclude<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fb46ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fb46ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bf3b4a\" data-id=\"1bf3b4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d16c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40d16c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">When choosing between Automated and Manual Penetration testing, it depends on several factors and perspectives which\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2 SCXW117127636 BCX0\">have to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">\u00a0be\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">taken into consideration. Factors such as the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">amount<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">\u00a0of time require for the penetration tests, the size of the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">institution<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">organization<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">being tested; regulatory requirements among others all pla<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">y a part in choosing the type of pen<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">test solution. Nevertheless, t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">hese new Automated Penetration testing technologies do\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">demonstrate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">\u00a0great promise, and when used correctly, can\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">benefit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">\u00a0your\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">organization<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">\u00a0greatly<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">\u00a0Alternatively,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">some pen testers also make use of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">a combination of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">automated pen-testing tools when doing\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">manual\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW117127636 BCX0\">pentesting<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2 SCXW117127636 BCX0\">so as to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">\u00a0suite a client\u2019s needs, where an area can be tested more in detail to the client\u2019s requests, while less important systems can just undergo a general\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">automated penetration test. This shows that usage of either is not just limited to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW117127636 BCX0\">each other, but<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">\u00a0can also be used\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">flexibly<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">\u00a0together<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117127636 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW117127636 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ac2660 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ac2660\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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--e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">is an\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Associate (Intern)\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">in the business development team in Athena Dynamics<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Pte<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Ltd, a subsidiary of BH Global Corporation Ltd, a company listed on the Singapore Stock\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Exchange (SGX).<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\">Contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:bryan.lim@athenadynamics.com\">bryan.lim@athenadynamics.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30981c5 elementor-section-boxed 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of Business Development at Athena Dynamics Pte Ltd, which is a subsidiary of BH Global Corporation Ltd, an SGX mainboard listed company.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\">With a wide range of background in cybersecurity, software development, web development as well as networking, Zaw has in-depth experiences in deploying security solutions for several highly confidential government and critical infrastructure projects, particularly in the CDR\/CDNR field as a technical lead. His interest mainly lies in Cybersecurity and AIML.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\">Zaw holds a Bachelor of Business Management, with double\u00a0majors in Finance and Information Systems, from Singapore Management University\u00a0as well as Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Quantic School of Business and Technology.\u00a0He is also a holder of the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)\u00a0and EC-council Certified\u00a0Security Analyst (ECSA) certificates.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\">Being a technical person who also likes sharing his experiences and\u00a0knowledge, Zaw has also been part of a speaking panels\u00a0with global C-level executives at various events and conferences in the region.<\/p><p style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\">Contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nyantunzaw@athenadynamics.com\">nyantunzaw@athenadynamics.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-015f25a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"015f25a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e8e6ea\" data-id=\"1e8e6ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144cbc1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"144cbc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ca926e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ca926e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-368e048\" data-id=\"368e048\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da79bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da79bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong>\u00a0Neither BH Global, Athena Dynamics nor the writer guarantees full and timely accuracy of the write-up. Readers shall read with their own discretion, judgement and research if in doubt. If you wish to contribute further writings, please feel free to contact us.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Not for General Distribution. Copyright \u00a9 2021 All Rights Reserved. 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