Hey Ma’ where do pentests come from?

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Presented at GrrCON Cyber Security Summit and Hacker Conference 2023 by

Alissa Gilbert

Learn how to perform a pentest, explained through a storybook! A penetration test is an important step in protecting one’s own assets, networks, and sanity. But you can’t just go about smashing everything and expecting good results! This presentation will go through the details about how to conduct a pentest, wrapped up with a clever tale. Find out what makes a great pentest: a good scope, a solid methodology, and the right skill sets. We’ll explore various pentests and their keys areas of success and failure, using examples to show what makes a great pentest. There are fundamentals to be reviewed, as well as some insight from the pentesting community on mistakes and good practices. As seen from – Twinkle twinkle little script, you can’t scan this folder zipped. With the data packed so high, it’s an exploit in the sky. Twinkle twinkle little port, what rootkit can we import?