---
id: 2227
title: "Taking Back Pen Tests- From Requirement to Necessity"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/taking-back-pen-tests-from-requirement-to-necessity/"
published_at: "2019-04-16T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["compliance", "penetration-testing", "bugcrowd", "crowdsourced-security", "next-gen-pen-test"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2227"
lang: en
---

# Taking Back Pen Tests- From Requirement to Necessity

## Summary

Bugcrowd argues pen tests deliver value beyond compliance by objectively proving security posture, and introduces Next Gen Pen Tests that add parallel crowdsourced researchers for wider coverage.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/taking-back-pen-tests-from-requirement-to-necessity/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2227