cybersecurity
as a pentester
DEFINITION OF A PENTESTER
A pentester (short for penetration tester) is a cybersecurity professional responsible for simulating cyberattacks on a system, network, or application to identify vulnerabilities before malicious hackers can exploit them. Pentesters use various tools and techniques to assess security defenses, exploit weaknesses, and provide recommendations to improve overall security. Their work often involves ethical hacking, vulnerability assessments, and security audits to help organizations strengthen their cybersecurity posture.
a pentester use different os than windows to hack, he usually use the kernel linux, but can use alot of distribution like kali linux and parrot os (on debian) or arch (black arch linux) and alot other, the picture below is the kde of kali linux
there is alot of tools than pentester use like nmap who scan port on an ip, hydra who attack password, burpsuite who attack website, evilginx 3 for mitm attack, impacket for alot of scripts and metasploit to exploit vulnerabilities.
you can learn pentesting on alot of website, but the best are tryhackme and hackthebox academy
a pentester need some certification like comptia +, comptia security +, Certified Ethical Hacker, OSCP and more