Original Post: Don’t rely on Automated Penetration Testing. | by Mauricio Giraldo | Aug, 2024
The article discusses the increasing reliance on automation by companies for various operations, including security processes such as vulnerability scans and penetration testing. Despite the sophistication of tools like Metasploit Pro and OWASP ZAP, automated systems alone cannot fully guarantee the security of applications. The author emphasizes that while these tools are valuable, they lack the ability to detect certain vulnerabilities that experienced hackers or manual penetration testers might find. The article underscores the importance of not solely depending on automated security tools and highlights instances where manual testing has unveiled critical issues that automated scans missed.
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