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Penetration Testing
Security
Authorized adversarial security assessment.
Definition
Penetration testing simulates attacker techniques under defined scope to identify vulnerabilities, validate exploitability, and recommend remediation.
In plain English
Authorized adversarial security assessment.
Why this matters
Why it matters: It helps prioritize fixes that reduce real-world privacy and security risk.
Example
Example: Web app test covering auth, session management, and injection flaws.