penetration testing
Penetration testing is a proactive and controlled attempt to identify vulnerabilities and assess the security of a computer system, network, or application by simulating real-world attacks, aiming to uncover potential weaknesses and recommend necessary improvements.
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- application security
- attack surface
- bug bounty programs
- bug hunting
- compliance testing
- cybersecurity assessment
- ethical hacking
- exploit development
- exploit development tools
- exploit frameworks
- exploiting software vulnerabilities
- exploiting vulnerabilities
- fuzzing
- fuzzing and vulnerability discovery
- incident response testing
- internet of things (iot) security
- intrusion detection
- metasploit framework
- network security testing
- physical security testing
- port scanning
- red teaming
- reverse engineering
- secure software development
- security assessment
- security assurance
- security audit
- security auditing
- social engineering
- software security
- system security
- vulnerability assessment
- vulnerability management
- vulnerability research
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