Internal Penetration Test

Definitions

1. A penetration test performed from the perspective of someone who already has access inside the network or environment, such as an insider, compromised user, or foothold on a workstation. It measures segmentation, privilege escalation paths, and lateral movement risk rather than just perimeter defenses.

   In plain English: A security test that starts from inside the network to see how far an attacker could move.

   Example: "The internal penetration test showed that one low-privilege workstation compromise could reach domain-critical systems far too easily."

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