A Guide To OWASP Penetration For Business by Stuart Cooke

Did you know that the average cost of a data breach to companies worldwide is $3.86 million? And worst of all, cybercrime was up by a staggering 600% in 2020 (largely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic).

Keeping these statistics in mind, it’s easy to see why businesses want to avoid a data breach. Not only can this cost the business a huge amount of money, but it can be very stressful for everyone involved in dealing with the fallout.

For this reason, businesses and their teams must do all they can to strengthen their cybersecurity and protect their data.

But how do they go about doing this?

Well, penetration testing is one way to bolster your cybersecurity and, more specifically, OWASP penetration testing.

If you’re not sure what this is or you’ve only heard the term used loosely before, don’t panic. To help you out, we’ve put together this guide to penetration testing (OWASP) for businesses.

What is OWASP penetration testing?

Let’s first start by looking at what OWASP penetration testing actually is.

First and foremost, we’ll define penetration testing. In a nutshell, a penetration test (also referred to as a pen test) is a simulated cyberattack against....

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