JUMPSEC Jargon Buster - What is the difference between a Vulnerability Assessment & a Penetration Test, Thom explains. Vulnerability assessments typically rely on vulnerability scanning tools to identify technical vulnerabilities making use of pre-configured test cases and signatures. A penetration test takes a contextual view of the target, combining many vulnerabilities and information sources in order to craft specific attacks with the goal of finding security weaknesses. Simply put a penetration test mimiks a skilled attacker, whereas a vulnerability assessment provides a baseline against common known weaknesses.

JUMPSEC Jargon Buster - Nikoo explains how Red Teaming differs from a Penetration Test. There are a number of ways that a red teaming exercise differentiate from a pen test. Firstly, the scope of standard penetration test is usually clearly defined with the goal to identify as many vulnerabilities as possible and attempt to exploit them on the stated targets during the engagement.

JUMPSEC Jargon Buster - Courtney Cole explains what is the difference between external & internal Managed Vulnerability Scanning?

JUMPSEC Jargon Buster - Courtney Cole explains what a vulnerability scan is and why managed vulnerability scanning is different