Earn $$. Learn What You Need to Get Certified (90% Off): How to Perform a Pentest like a Cybersecurity Specialist Full Tutorial: Subscribe to Null Byte: Nick's Twitter: Cyber Weapons Lab, Episode 185 Pentesting is the process of simulating an attack on a network and is used to find vulnerabilities that could be exploited by a malicious actor. The main goal of a pentest, or penetration test, is to identify security holes and weaknesses so that the organization being tested can fix any potential issues. In a professional penetration test, there are six phases you should know. On this episode of Cyber Weapons Lab, we are going to take a look at those six steps. Related tutorials: Nessus: Postenum: Nmap: | To learn more, check out the article: Follow Null Byte on: Twitter: Flipboard: Website: Weekly newsletter: Vimeo: