Penetration testing (pen testing) es un ataque simulado y autorizado a un sistema para encontrar vulnerabilidades explotables antes de que lo hagan atacantes reales — hackers éticos que intentan activamente irrumpir en el sistema. Proporciona una evaluación de seguridad realista más allá del escaneo automatizado.
Qué es pen testing
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?"
