Security News > 2021 > April > MythBusters: What pentesting is (and what it is not)

Pentesting can fortify organizations' general security posture, full stop, and is a critical measure for organizations to put in place proactively to prevent security breaches.

There are misconceptions about the role of pentesting and what companies and security programs it is best for.

Pentesting aims to proactively identify as many vulnerabilities as possible, while the general goal of threat hunting is to actively identify attackers who have already made it past an organization's security defenses so they can be stopped before any real damage is done.

Though pentesters do use tools to complete their tasks, at its core, pentesting is a manual process.

The pandemic triggered an exponential demand for pentesting solutions as organizations were confronted with the urgent need for optimized and streamlined security processes and technologies amid the remote circumstances.

Now more than ever, businesses are turning to pentesting solutions to bolster their security posture against cybersecurity threats.

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