Answer

The practice of testing a computer system, network or web application to find security vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit.

Background

A penetration test is essentially an authorized simulated cyber attack on a computer system, performed to identify weaknesses (also referred to as vulnerabilities) including the potential for unauthorized parties to gain access to the system's features and data.


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