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Pivoting is a follow-on technique: After an exploit has compromised a system, access to other devices on the network can be gained, so the process repeats; i.e., additional vulnerabilities can be sought and attempts made to exploit those in turn. Pivoting is employed by both hackers and penetration testers to expand their access within a target network. By compromising a system, attackers can leverage it as a platform to target other systems that are typically shielded from direct external access by firewalls.

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