<p><strong>Ethical hacking</strong> means <strong>hacking with permission</strong> — using hacking skills for <strong>good</strong>, not evil.</p><p>It’s like being a <strong>security guard for computers</strong>. You break into systems, not to steal, but to <strong>find weaknesses</strong> before bad hackers (criminals) do.</p><p><strong>In Plain Words:</strong></p><blockquote><strong>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.</strong></blockquote><h3>🕵️‍♂️ <strong>What is Penetration Testing (Pen Testing)?</strong></h3><p><strong>Penetration testing</strong> is a type of ethical hacking. It means doing a <strong>planned attack</strong> on a computer system, app, or network to <strong>see how easy it is to break in</strong>.</p><p><strong>In Plain Words:</strong></p><blockquote><strong>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.</strong></blockquote><h3><br></h3><p><br></p>