One day Mickey was shopping in the market when he saw Minnie
Mickey – Hey Minnie
Minnie – Oh! Hi Mickey
Mickey – How are you and what are you doing here
Minnie – I am good, came here for shopping
Mickey – You look lost, what are you looking for
Minnie – Oh! Thats something else. I have been reading about “Penetration Testing” since morning
Mickey – What for ?
Minnie – I need to explain it to my class tomorrow, but I don’t know about it
Mickey – Don’t worry, I know you understand better with a story
Minnie – Yeah
Mickey – Lets have something to eat and I will tell you about Pen Testing
Minnie – Sure
Mickey – Ok Minnie! Well, think of Penetration Testing or Pen Testing like a friendly spy mission for computers. It’s when experts try to find and fix the weak spots in a computer system to make it super-duper secure.
Minnie – A spy mission? That sounds cool! But how do they do it?
Mickey – Okay, let’s imagine your treehouse is like a computer system, and you want to make sure it’s the safest and most awesome treehouse ever.
Minnie – My treehouse is already awesome, but sure, I’m listening!
Mickey – So, Penetration Testing is like having a pretend “sneaky friend” who tries to get into your treehouse without you knowing.
Minnie – Like a game of hide and seek?
Mickey – Exactly! Your sneaky friend, let’s call him SpyGoofy, tries to find all the secret ways into your treehouse, just like computer experts try to find all the secret ways into a computer system.
Minnie – So, SpyGoofy is the penetration tester?
Mickey – Bingo! Now, imagine SpyGoofy finds a secret entrance in your treehouse, like a loose board. Instead of doing anything mischievous, he tells you about it so you can fix it and make your treehouse even safer.
Minnie – Oh, so it’s like SpyGoofy is helping me make my treehouse better?
Mickey – Absolutely! Penetration testers help computer systems become stronger by finding and fixing the weak spots before the real “bad guys” try to sneak in.
Minnie – That’s clever! But what kind of weak spots are they looking for?
Mickey – Great question! They’re like detectives looking for unlocked doors, open windows, or secret passages. In computer systems, these could be things like passwords that are too easy to guess or doors that aren’t properly locked.
Minnie – So, it’s like making sure all the locks in my treehouse are super strong and secret codes are really, really hard to guess!
Mickey – Exactly, Minnie! It’s all about making sure your computer systems, just like your treehouse, are as safe and awesome as can be.
And therefore Penetration Testing is also called Ethical Hacking and Pen Testers are also referred to as Ethical Hackers
So, next time you hear about Penetration Testing, think of it as a friendly spy mission to keep everything secure and sound!
Minnie – Wow, it was easy and now I will never forget it
Mickey – Great, shall we go home now
Minnie – No lets stay and order more coffee
Mickey – Ok
Minnie – You are my best friend
Mickey – I am always here for you 🙂
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