---
id: 787
title: "What is Offensive Security?"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/what-is-offensive-security/"
published_at: "2024-01-25 14:00"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "vulnerability-management", "red-team", "offensive-security", "penetration-testing", "security-strategy"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/787"
lang: en
---

# What is Offensive Security?

## Summary

Offensive security tests an organization's defenses through simulated attacks—such as penetration testing and bug bounties—to find and fix weaknesses before malicious actors can exploit them.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2024-01-25 14:00
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/what-is-offensive-security/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/787