---
id: 2307
title: "Top Challenges of Traditional Pen Tests"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/top-challenges-of-traditional-pen-tests/"
published_at: "2018-11-05T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["appsec", "devsecops", "compliance", "penetration-testing", "bugcrowd", "sdlc", "vulnerability-assessment", "pentest-shortcomings", "continuous-deployment"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2307"
lang: en
---

# Top Challenges of Traditional Pen Tests

## Summary

David Baker outlines traditional pentest shortcomings: billable-hour blind spots, inflexible methodology, no SDLC integration, and point-in-time testing out of step with continuous deployment.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2018-11-05T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/top-challenges-of-traditional-pen-tests/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2307