
Why Incident Response Experience Makes for Great Pen Testing
Cybersecurity incidents provide responders with valuable cybercrime threat intelligence. Unlike penetration (pen) testers who only do testing, testers with incident response experience are familiar with trending attack tactics, and this real-world experience is invaluable. Traditionally, incident response and penetration testing utilize two different skill sets. Typically, cyber experts specialize in either red team (role of the attacker) or blue team (role of the defender). Purple team (people who can do both) are rare and very special. Think of it like chess: those who can see both sides of the board can anticipate the next move. They know where their opponent