The history of penetration testing begins with military strategies used to test enemy defenses. Over time, this evolved into a formal practice for identifying vulnerabilities in computer systems. This article traces the brief history of of penetration testing, from its early conceptual roots in military exercises, through the rise of ‘Tiger Teams’ in the 1970s,…
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