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In this video, Keith Barker explains the difference between penetration testing and vulnerability scanning. It's important to understand the type of risk, its impact on the security assessment, and the pros and cons of active and passive testing. It's critical for system administrators to understand exactly how these pieces fit together.

Keith covers two important concepts in this video: penetration testing and vulnerability scanning. These two are at the core of an accurate risk assessment in the IT world. Penetration testing involves simulating an attack to verify that a threat exists, then checking to see if security controls can be bypassed through active testing, and then assessing the potential for vulnerability exploitation. On the other end of the spectrum, vulnerability scanning is a passive, non-aggressive process. Identifying vulnerabilities, missing security controls, and common misconfigurations are standard goals. Keith also stresses the importance of obtaining the appropriate authorization before performing even passive scans on a network you have access to.

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