---
id: 752
title: "Pen Testing vs. Bug Bounty: Which, When, Why"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/pen-testing-and-bug-bounty-which-when-why/"
published_at: "2024-05-22 20:30"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "offensive-security", "penetration-testing", "bugcrowd", "security-strategy", "comparison"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/752"
lang: en
---

# Pen Testing vs. Bug Bounty: Which, When, Why

## Summary

Compares pen testing (time-bound, methodology-driven, private) with bug bounty (continuous, crowd-driven) and explains how the two complement each other in a proactive offensive security strategy.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2024-05-22 20:30
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/pen-testing-and-bug-bounty-which-when-why/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/752