---
id: 3128
title: "Breaking Down the Benefits of Hacker-Powered Pen Tests"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/breaking-down-benefits-hacker-powered-pen-tests"
published_at: "2019-06-12T16:00:00Z"
tags: ["compliance", "pci-dss", "pentest", "soc2", "forrester", "hackerone-challenge"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3128"
lang: en
---

# Breaking Down the Benefits of Hacker-Powered Pen Tests

## Summary

A Forrester study found HackerOne Challenge outperforms traditional pentests for SOC 2 and PCI DSS compliance, finding more critical vulnerabilities faster with iterative remediation guidance.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2019-06-12T16:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/breaking-down-benefits-hacker-powered-pen-tests
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3128