---
id: 3245
title: "A Look Inside: Bug Bounties vs. Penetration Testing"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/bug-bounties-vs-penetration-testing/"
published_at: "2017-04-19T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "penetration-testing", "bugcrowd", "crowdsourced-security", "casey-ellis"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3245"
lang: en
---

# A Look Inside: Bug Bounties vs. Penetration Testing

## Summary

Bugcrowd founder Casey Ellis argues penetration testing is limited by few testers, time-boxed effort and point-in-time scope, and says bug bounties can replace it in many instances.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2017-04-19T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/bug-bounties-vs-penetration-testing/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3245