What is penetration testing ?

Question 1

Definition of penetration testing:

Answer 1

Penetration testing refers to the simulation of a security attack in which the objective is to discover vulnerabilities and evaluate the security of the system/networks that is being tested.

Question 2

General notes:

Answer 2

• does not purely consist of cyber-space hacking, there are also aspects of social engineering in which you will directly or indirectly interact w/ individuals involved w/ the system you are testing to see how susceptible they may be to a malicious attacker.