Bug Bounty and Penetration Testing Explained: What’s the Difference
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Summary
The blog post by Pratik Dabhi distinguishes bug bounty hunting from traditional penetration testing, highlighting their differing scopes, methodologies, engagement styles and overall approaches.
Dabhi states that bug bounty programmes are open to ethical hackers and security researchers worldwide, who vulnerabilties in organisations’ digital assets; these programmes set out specific scopes for assets such as web apps, APIs and mobile apps.
Penetration testing, on the other hand, is a proactive, intrusive measure organisations employ to identify weaknesses in their networks and systems.
Dabhi notes that bug bounty hunting is a continuous process, whereas penetration testing usually happens on a project basis.
Finally, the blog highlights differences in approached used by bug bounty hunters and penetration testers.