Penetration Test vs Vulnerability Scan: What is the difference?

What is the difference between a Penetration Test and a Vulnerability Scan?

Mike details that the biggest differences (between these two commonly-confused cybersecurity terms), is that a vulnerability scan is a software scan that is always part of a penetration test. He also says that a pen test involves a human element, going a step further than a vulnerability scan, answering the question "And then what?"

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