Internal vs. External Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing Philippines

The external testing is done thru the internet. While internal testing is done inside the network. The external is done from a hacker’s point of view usually with a limited knowledge of the target (black box).

The external test will be focused on the web applications and servers while the internal will be focused on the network devices such as firewall, router, modems, etc.

Internal testing tests will identify vulnerabilities with physical access or exposures to social engineering. Internal penetration tests are intended to determine what vulnerabilities exist for systems that are accessible to authorized network connections (or login IDs) that reside within the network domain of the organization.

An internal test might better replicate the efforts a recently terminated employee might take when attempting to access valuable information. Conversely, external penetration tests are intended to identify vulnerabilities that are present for connections that have been established through the organization connection to the internet.

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