As we move forward and begin Chapter 4, we will begin to venture into more of the active phases of the process. As with all phases, this is a largely important process of the practice and must be taken with extreme preparation, caution, and understanding of the materials. This phase is where the possibility of incidentally crossing the boundary of the agreed scope of testing can have severe legal or even economic consequences.
4. Scanning and Enumeration
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