A graduate of the Cape Cod Community College, Wayne Nordstrom holds an associate of science in cybersecurity and security penetration testing. Wayne Nordstrom is the senior vulnerability risk manager of Blue Cross Blue Shield, where he performs penetration tests.
A penetration test is a cyber-attack simulation that aims to detect the vulnerabilities of a computer system. The first stage of the penetration test identifies the system to attack and determines how to attack it. The second part is represented by an analysis of the system. The analysis can either be static or dynamic. The static analysis of the system involves the inspection of an app code to see how it will act when it runs. On the other hand, the dynamic focuses more on the active performance of the code when the system is already running.
The third stage of the penetration test involves attack simulations such as SQL injection or backdoor attacks that can reveal the vulnerabilities in the system. Then testers act upon the vulnerabilities and gain access to the system. Testers can then try to maintain access for a longer period of time to see if the vulnerabilities allow the attack to plant threats that can remain in the system and steal data. After the penetration test is done, the testers and the organization make reports to assess the vulnerabilities and improve the system to resist a real attack.
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