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# What is network vulnerability scanning/exploitation?

FOCUS: find vulnerability and exploit - to talk about using vulnerability scanning tools to find and exploit

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"

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