---
id: 3930
title: "Enabling Proper PCI Testing with External Penetration Tests"
source_domain: bishopfox.com
source_url: "https://bishopfox.com/blog/enabling-proper-pci-testing-with-external-penetration-tests"
published_at: "2024-02-14T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["compliance", "penetration-testing", "pci-dss", "payment-security", "external-pentest"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3930"
lang: en
---

# Enabling Proper PCI Testing with External Penetration Tests

## Summary

Bishop Fox explains how external penetration testing supports PCI DSS compliance—testing every internet-facing asset, allow-listing attacker IPs, and running meaningful social engineering.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bishopfox.com
- **Published:** 2024-02-14T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://bishopfox.com/blog/enabling-proper-pci-testing-with-external-penetration-tests
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3930