☑️Introduction

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In the social sciences, a process is considered a term for the directed sequence of events. In an operational and organizational context, processes are referred to more precisely as work, business, production, or value creation processes. Processes are another name for programs running in computer systems, which are usually parts of the system software.

It is also essential to distinguish between deterministic and stochastic processes. A deterministic process is a process in which each state is causally dependent on and determined by other previous states and events. A stochastic process is one in which one state follows from other states only with a certain probability. Here, only statistical conditions can be assumed. For us, several of the above definitions overlap. We use the definition of the penetration testing process from the social sciences to represent a course of events connected with deterministic processes. This is because all of our steps are based on the events and results we can discover or provoke.

A penetration testing process is defined by successive steps and events performed by the penetration tester to find a path to the predefined objective.

Processes describe a specific sequence of operations within a particular time frame that leads to the desired result. It is also essential to note that processes do not represent a fixed recipe and are not a step-by-step guide. Our penetration testing processes must therefore be coarse and flexible. After all, every client has a unique infrastructure, desires, and expectations.