Penetration Testing: Can IT Afford Not To?

Overview

During IDC's research and in-depth interviews, they found compelling reasons why IT executives and team members must adopt Penetration Testing as an integral part of their Security and Vulnerability Management (SVM) processes and programs. In this white paper, IDC examines why organizations need to perform penetration testing now to:

• Understand the actual risk to the network posed by specific vulnerabilities
• Test the security of the network
• Determine if current security investments are actually detecting an preventing attacks