SoftHack™ is an Internet penetration testing operation that we conduct for organizations upon approval and written consent.Penetration testing ; in which professional, “white hat” hackers attempt to break through an organization’s security defenses – has become a key defense weapon in today’s information systems security arsenal.

Through thorough and regular penetration testing, I. T. and security professionals like ourselves can take action to prevent true “black hat” hackers from compromising systems and exploiting proprietary information. A regular electronic intruder has to find only one hole into an organization’s computers, but a pen tester has to find them all. This is not only somewhat tedious and even boring at times, it is very important for the Bank IT team to render all help required. A malicious intruder probably does not care about such things as accidentally damaging systems, or wiping log files to hide his presence. The pen tester is trying to keep from disrupting normal business, preserve records and logs, yet still trying to move about unnoticed. That said, we will have to have not only all of the intruder techniques possible, but also understand system administration as well as corporate life in general. Continue Reading