Hacking an application

it's actually a .net application, so just want to test out the robustness in case of hacking.

thanks all.

Hi,

you can do a "penetration test" if sole purpose is to test out the robustness. However, would strongly suggest get your organization's approval to do this prior to acting, as it may be interpreted in a different light...

what u r saying is engaging an external security company to do a penetration/vulnerability test of some sort?

2 options:

1. Get an external vendor to do it. What you need to learn is on how to ensure the report covers all the areas and how?ÿyou can deciper the report. - Suggest you do this if you do not have the time to do it yourself, not confident to do it yourself, or you do not have sufficient security rights to do it.

2. You can go for a course and learn how to do the penetration test, assuming your organization is paying?ÿ

Of course, an alternative is when you build the app, do your coding securely.

Think there are courses out there on both areas

hello melvin, you sound like a security expert! r u into doing all these security scanning?

I want to do myself, thought that i can just download some free tool (E.g. ZAP) from OWASP to do the scanning but not sure if it's the right way.