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Website Penetration Testing: What Businesses Should Test Before Hackers Do
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Website Penetration Testing: What Businesses Should Test Before Hackers Do

DEV Community: cybersecurity·Securifyai·about 4 hours ago
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Websites and web applications are central to modern business operations. They handle customer accounts, payments, internal workflows, business records, and sensitive information. As these applications grow more complex, weaknesses in authentication, access control, application logic, and configuration can create opportunities for attackers.

Routine vulnerability scanning helps identify known issues, but it does not always reveal how multiple weaknesses could be combined to affect a real application. Website penetration testing provides a deeper assessment by having authorized security professionals examine an application for exploitable vulnerabilities under an agreed scope.

For businesses that rely on online services, penetration testing can help identify security gaps before they lead to data exposure, account compromise, service disruption, or reputational damage.…

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