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  FOCUS: find vulnerability and exploit - to talk about using vulnerability
  scanning tools to find and exploit
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# What is network vulnerability scanning/exploitation?

or certain types attacks that involves exploitation alone without a pre-vulnerability-scanning, such as default credentials, brute-forcing, etc. Refer to HackTricks link below under "NETWORK SERVICES PENTESTING"&#x20;

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