Penetration Testing

One method to test security defenses is by using so called penetration tests. A team of security professionals get a temporary job to use all their skills and try to find weaknesses in your environment. After a specified amount of time the findings are collected, the results shared and follow-up steps proposed.

Penetration testers, or pentesters, use different kind of tools to achieve their goal. From vulnerability scanners to social engineering, including tricking your employees.

Lynis has an option to help penetration testers find weaknesses on systems. Where normal auditors and system administrators have full access, penetration testers usually have not. Lynis can be instructed to do similar testing like an audit, by trying to get as much information as possible. This information is then used for further research and the pentest itself.

In comparison with other solutions, Lynis Enterprise scans systems from the inside. This will reveal more information and different insights, compared with other software solutions.