Penetration Testers

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Document penetration test findings.
2. 02Identify security system weaknesses, using penetration tests.
3. 03Write audit reports to communicate technical and procedural findings and recommend solutions.
4. 04Gather cyber intelligence to identify vulnerabilities.
5. 05Maintain up-to-date knowledge of hacking trends.
6. 06Keep up with new penetration testing tools and methods.
7. 07Identify new threat tactics, techniques, or procedures used by cyber threat actors.
8. 08Conduct network and security system audits, using established criteria.
9. 09Develop security penetration testing processes, such as wireless, data networks, and telecommunication security tests.
10. 10Test the security of systems by attempting to gain access to networks, Web-based applications, or computers.
11. 11Evaluate vulnerability assessments of local computing environments, networks, infrastructures, or enclave boundaries.
12. 12Prepare and submit reports describing the results of security fixes.

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