Summary

In this chapter, we took a look at the need for penetration testing in today's world and for the future. As new threats emerge, the security of our assets and data is more at risk than ever. We did a brief comparison and contrasted between different types of hackers and their possible motives for hacking. Furthermore, we discussed the need for various security teams within an organization to help improve the security posture of the ever-growing threat landscape, and finally, we discussed hacking methodologies and concepts.

In the next chapter, we will be covering intelligence-gathering tools.