Conducting Network Penetration Test When to Use - Assessing the security posture of internal or external network infrastructure before or after deployment - Validating firewall rules, network segmentation, and access controls under realistic attack conditions - Identifying exploitable vulnerabilities in network services, protocols, and configurations - Meeting compliance requirements for PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, or ISO 27001 that mandate periodic penetration testing - Evaluating the effectiveness of IDS/IPS, SIEM, and SOC detection capabilities against real attack traffic Do not use for testing…