---
id: 2721
title: "How Human Testers Improve Application Security"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/how-human-testers-improve-application-security"
published_at: "2022-12-10T01:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "devsecops", "automation", "penetration-testing", "application-security", "sdlc"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2721"
lang: en
---

# How Human Testers Improve Application Security

## Summary

Automated scanning finds known patterns fast but misses the unknown. Human testers close that gap: 85% of bug bounty programs uncover at least one high or critical vulnerability.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2022-12-10T01:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/how-human-testers-improve-application-security
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2721