---
id: 7972
title: "Why You Should Consider a Source Code Assisted Penetration Test"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/penetration-testing-as-a-service/consider-a-source-code-assisted-pentest/"
published_at: "2021-09-14T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["remediation", "penetration-testing", "methodology", "white-box", "source-code-review"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7972"
lang: en
---

# Why You Should Consider a Source Code Assisted Penetration Test

## Summary

Source code assisted (white-box) pentesting delivers more thorough coverage, more findings, and more specific remediation guidance at no added cost — here's how it compares to black-box and grey-box.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/penetration-testing-as-a-service/consider-a-source-code-assisted-pentest/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7972