---
id: 8410
title: "Manual vs. Automated Testing"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/manual-vs-automated-testing/"
published_at: "2010-01-22T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["code-review", "owasp", "automated-scanning", "application-security", "manual-testing", "vulnerability-assessment"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8410"
lang: en
---

# Manual vs. Automated Testing

## Summary

GE found no automated tool catches more than about 35% of the vulnerabilities manual testing uncovers, making the case for pairing scanners with skilled human analysis to lift detection accuracy.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2010-01-22T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/manual-vs-automated-testing/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8410