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Penetration test

A test in which hired specialists try to break into a company's systems. The review reads the latest reports and checks that serious problems were fixed. Solaris had none left unfixed. Chapter 10

Explained in Chapter 10, IP, IT and Data, of Legal Due Diligence.

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The rest was reassuring. The group's security certifications are current. Its latest penetration tests, in which hired specialists try to break into the systems, found no serious problem left unfixed. For a custody business, a clean security record is part of what the buyer pays for.
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