Penetration testing is a cyber attack against the system to figure out potential vulnerabilities in a system. Penetration testing is used on various digital devices and environments to figure out its flaws. 

Penetration testing holds an awesome career opportunity for those who are looking for high paying jobs. Pen tester has an ability to be a do gooder as well as a bad one because it involves having the knowledge of both kinds. One should also be aware about the basics of hacking and penetration testing. You should also hold pentester certifications.

Penetration testing does involve programming but at a certain level. When you are doing a pen test you should have basic knowledge of the language in which that particular environment is built in.

It is little hard to become a penetration tester. You should have advance knowledge of the techniques to become a penetration tester.

You don't need any kind of degree to become a penetration tester. Skills and talent, these both qualities should be in the candidate. If you have any kind of IT certification that works like a charm in resume.

Manual penetration testing is done by an expert who is the real exploit maker. It is a long process and takes a lots of time and effort. Manual Penetration testing also includes the testing of a particular attack but not all the mentioned attacks. Pentester certifications are also required to become a manual tester.

There are many tools used for penetration testing. Most commonly used tools are as follows:

1. Zmap
2. Xray
3. John the ripper
4. Hydra
5. Wireshark

Penetration testing course costs 15000 Rs. for 40 hrs of training.