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Data analysis

Data analysis

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Data analysis

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- [Narrator] Although reporting is often reserved for the final stage of a security assessment, you should be analyzing your findings, as you go. This sounds easier to do than it is in practice, though. I believe one of the reasons for this challenge is the nature of the work itself. Security assessments, particularly penetration tests, can be both intriguing and exciting. Part of the appeal of working in this field, is that penetration testers are explicitly authorized to do things that they might very well be arrested for, under different circumstances. Even better, we're not just allowed to do this, we're paid for our efforts. Many of the penetration testers I know, are inherently curious. And they enjoy playing games and solving puzzles. That part of the brain that works through seemingly disconnected bits of information and forms meaningful patterns, is a part of the brain that makes pen testers good at what they do.…

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