Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing

Description

Ethical hacking means hacking with permission — using hacking skills for good, not evil.

It’s like being a security guard for computers. You break into systems, not to steal, but to find weaknesses before bad hackers (criminals) do.

In Plain Words:

Ethical hacking is when someone hacks into a system (with permission) to check for security problems — so they can fix them before a real hacker takes advantage.

🕵️‍♂️ What is Penetration Testing (Pen Testing)?

Penetration testing is a type of ethical hacking. It means doing a planned attack on a computer system, app, or network to see how easy it is to break in.

In Plain Words:

Pen testing is like pretending to be a bad hacker and trying to break into a system to find weak points — then reporting those weak spots so they can be fixed.