Penetration Testing and Cyber Security Studies in Bangladesh

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic and consecutive lockdowns have made people dependent on the online environment and have made society compatible with virtual platforms. But the management of the electronic environment is not so easy but too crucial and vital as well as needs to be user-friendly. As a developing country, Bangladesh has welcomed digital changes. Unfortunately, threats and vulnerabilities have risen in lockstep with technological advancement. To deal with this issue, businesses and educational institutions are turning to cyber security. Penetration testing (Pen-Test) is a way of assessing the security of a web application, system, or network by systematically checking and confirming the efficacy of that system. The purpose, classifications, and uses of penetration testing in Bangladesh's IT industries are discussed in this chapter and depict the present state of cyber security in Bangladesh. The authors highlight some of the aspects that contribute to the country's cyber vulnerabilities. Finally, several proposals are made to protect Bangladesh's cyberspace against harmful assaults.