Advanced cyber penetration testing identifies gaps in system security, network security, employee knowledge and training, and then provides recommendations for mitigating those risks. Penetration testing is considered a foundational element of a proactive cyber security strategy.

Application security is essential because enterprises can work on developing and improving business with the assurance that applications are secure from potential danger.

No degree is strictly needed to become a penetration tester. Though it will help if you have some sort of Computer Science/Computer security-related degree; it's not set in stone that these are required. Many penetration testers find their roles through weird ways, some don't even have a degree

Generally speaking, pen testing is difficult on many levels. Whether they think they are not important enough to become a target, or they rely on their permanent IT management to take care of security, until they are hacked, a penetration test seems to them to be a waste of money and time.

This stage uses web application attacks, such as cross-site scripting, SQL injection and backdoors, to uncover a target's vulnerabilities. Testers then try and exploit these vulnerabilities, typically by escalating privileges, stealing data, intercepting traffic, etc., to understand the damage they can cause.

Penetration testing is an unusual job. You break into companies through their technology and then show them where their weaknesses lie so they can fix them. It's a job for good people with the ability to do bad things.

1)GIAC Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN)
2)GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT)
3)GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN)
4)EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
5)EC-Council Licensed Penetration Tester — Master (LPT)