{"id":48657,"date":"2022-07-23T11:53:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T09:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberant.com\/why-a-pen-test-is-important-even-for-small-businesses\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T10:48:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T09:48:13","slug":"why-a-pen-test-is-important-even-for-small-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberant.com\/en\/why-a-pen-test-is-important-even-for-small-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a pen test is important even for small businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lor08myo-f6bffd2862d9f3d9429108927b26f884\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lor08myo-f6bffd2862d9f3d9429108927b26f884 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lor08myo-f6bffd2862d9f3d9429108927b26f884 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Why a pen test is important even for small businesses<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1fgy9jf-1b5fbf67bbe97fdd84fc133b91264913\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1fgy9jf-1b5fbf67bbe97fdd84fc133b91264913{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1fgy9jf-1b5fbf67bbe97fdd84fc133b91264913 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lor09g0k-64eac8589ef9ca97d16723d130296efb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A pen test is an important step for small businesses to strengthen their IT security. In fact, a pen test tests a company&#8217;s resilience to cyber attacks. This helps small businesses detect and fix holes in their security before a hacker can take advantage of them.<\/p>\n<p>There are several reasons why a <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberant.com\/en\/pentest\/\">pen test<\/a> is so important for small businesses. First, many small businesses are attractive targets for cybercriminals. They often have valuable data, such as customer and financial data, but often have fewer resources available to strengthen their security. This makes it more likely that a hacker can successfully carry out an attack.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48836 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cyberant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/notebook-and-laptop-in-home-office-with-soft-light-2022-02-02-05-05-26-utc-1030x687.jpg\" alt=\"small office\" width=\"1030\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyberant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/notebook-and-laptop-in-home-office-with-soft-light-2022-02-02-05-05-26-utc-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/cyberant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/notebook-and-laptop-in-home-office-with-soft-light-2022-02-02-05-05-26-utc-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyberant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/notebook-and-laptop-in-home-office-with-soft-light-2022-02-02-05-05-26-utc-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyberant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/notebook-and-laptop-in-home-office-with-soft-light-2022-02-02-05-05-26-utc-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/cyberant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/notebook-and-laptop-in-home-office-with-soft-light-2022-02-02-05-05-26-utc-75x50.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cyberant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/notebook-and-laptop-in-home-office-with-soft-light-2022-02-02-05-05-26-utc-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cyberant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/notebook-and-laptop-in-home-office-with-soft-light-2022-02-02-05-05-26-utc-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cyberant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/notebook-and-laptop-in-home-office-with-soft-light-2022-02-02-05-05-26-utc-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cyberant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/notebook-and-laptop-in-home-office-with-soft-light-2022-02-02-05-05-26-utc-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Second, a cyberattack can have disastrous consequences for a small business. Losing customer data or shutting down business processes can cause the company to suffer financial or reputational damage. This could mean the end for many small businesses.<\/p>\n<p>A pen test helps small businesses cope with these dangers. During a pen test, a company&#8217;s IT environment is checked for vulnerabilities. This uses the same methods as hackers, so dangers are tested in a realistic way. The results of the pen test give the company insight into the weaknesses in their security and what measures need to be taken to fix them.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, a pen test can also send a strong signal to customers, investors and insurers that the company is serious about the security of their data. 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