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Which of these is true about informing the employees of the organization during the process of penetration testing?
It depends on the aim of the penetration test.
None of these
They should not be informed.
They should be informed.
Usually, employees should not be informed about the test to obtain accurate results. However, choosing not to warn the employees may result in them taking actions that affects the organization's operations. For example, the security team may disable external network access in response to the penetration attempts. The decision depends on the aim of the penetration test. If the aim is to assess the security team's response, then they should not be informed.
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