Security Testing by H2kinfosys
Security testing is a type of testing which ensures that the data and resources of any system is protected by uncovering from possible vulnerabilities, threats and risks which may cause big loss to the software. The goal of security testing is, to identify the threats or any loopholes that may cause loss of information, revenue and measure its potential vulnerabilities so the system doesn’t stop functioning or is exploited. The types of security testing are: Vulnerability scanning: this method of automatic scanning of the software to scan the system against its vulnerability. The system weaknesses in computers and networks are identified and classified. The examples of vulnerability scan tools are: IBM Security Guardium , NTT vulnerability tracker etc. Security scanning: it involves identifying network and system weakness, later provides solutions for reducing the risks. This type of scanning can be performed in both manual as well as automated manner....