Red-Teaming and Pentesting

Pentesting is an attack on a computer system, done to evaluate the security of the system/network. This test is performed to identify vulnerabilities and the risks they possess.

The 1960's marked the true beginning of the age of computer security. In this chapter, we will cover the methodology of pentesting that is widely used, as well as the red-teaming approach, which is now being adopted across different corporations.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Pentesting 101
• A different approach