Performs vulnerability scanning in our company. But recently it became known that this is not enough and a penetration test is needed. Help me understand this situation.

Both penetration tests and vulnerability scans are important when it comes to proper security of your business. These two activities can complement each other. Vulnerability scanning looks for security breaches in your applications/network. A thorough scan ensures that any new vulnerabilities are detected and fixed, allowing you to quickly focus on fixing the more serious ones. However, vulnerability scans have their limitations; they sometimes miss vital red flags and can give false positive results. Penetration test https://www.dataart.com/services-and-technology/security/penetration-testing it is more complex and simulates a "real" attacker trying to hack your system or network. Penetration testing mainly focuses on complex cases, identifying and exploiting any types of security breaches that have not yet been discovered by IT security personnel.