Penetrationstestning (pen testing) er autoriseret, simuleret angreb på et system for at finde udnyttelige sårbarheder før rigtige angribere gør det — etiske hackere, der aktivt forsøger at bryde ind. Det giver realistisk sikkerhedsvurdering ud over automatiseret scanning.
Hvad pen testing er
PENETRATION TESTING = AUTHORIZED simulated attacks on a system to find real, exploitable
vulnerabilities:
→ ethical hackers / security pros actively try to BREAK IN (think and act like attackers)
→ goes beyond automated scanning → finds complex, chained, and logic vulnerabilities
→ AUTHORIZED and scoped (legal, agreed boundaries) — unlike real attacks
→ "How would a real attacker compromise this, and what could they reach?"
