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Launching a cyber attack on an IT system or network has many similarities with infiltrating a physical building or location. For one, the attackers need a way to gain access to the inside — whether sneaking through a ground-floor window or exploiting a hidden vulnerability in a software application. Gaining access is a crucial step in cyber attacks, which means that ethical hackers need to be familiar with how it works and the most popular techniques for gaining access. Below, we’ll discuss the definition of gaining access in cyber security, the ways to safeguard IT environments from attackers gaining access, and more.

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Cybersecurity penetration testing aims to simulate an attack on a computer system or network, identifying possible vulnerabilities and security flaws so that they can be fixed before an attacker takes advantage of them.

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Ethical hacking (also called white-hat hacking) is a type of hacking in which the hacker has good intentions and the full permission of the target of their attacks. Ethical hacking can help organizations find and fix security vulnerabilities before real attackers can exploit them.

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