Pen Testing for Compliance Only? It’s Time to Change Your Approach
Penetration testing, or “pen testing,” is a critical security exercise where ethical hackers simulate attacks on a system to uncover vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. Compliance frameworks such as PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 often mandate annual or periodic pen tests as part of their requirements.
But here’s the catch: compliance does not equal security.