Penetration testing limitations and challenges

Penetration testing is facing many challenges in the information security landscape. The limited scope of penetration testing with temporal-space boundaries makes it a hard mission, especially when you are working in a production environment. Lack of communication with the client could make it even harder. There are some common issues and challenges, which could occur when conducting a pentesting:

  • Timing while pentesting is limited by a time period
  • During a pentesting, you can't cover all the vulnerabilities and threats
  • Presence of restricted areas
  • Sudden and unexpected technical incidents due to heavy scanning and automated tools
A vague scope could be a problem when conducting a pentesting. ...

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