Why External Pentests Aren’t Enough: The Case for Internal Testing
June 17, 2025
Most companies run external penetration tests to meet compliance requirements, but those only tell part of the story. Internal pentests reveal what could happen if an attacker gets inside your network, and most security frameworks assume they eventually will. In this post, we explain the difference between external and internal penetration testing, why both matter, and what we see in real-world environments.
