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Penetration testing (also known as pentesting) is a form of ethical hacking. It involves breaking into a computer system, network, or web application to find security vulnerabilities that could be exposed by hackers. The process itself happens in the following way: the pentester gathers information about the target network; they identify possible entry points; then, they break into the network and report their findings. In this article, we take a deeper look at the stages of penetration testing. We also explain how certain stages can be simplified using handy new internet tools.