Pentesting reveals vulnerabilities that vulnerability scanning alone cannot catch. The challenge here is to put yourself in the hacker's shoes: what methods does an attacker have at their disposal to exploit vulnerabilities in the organization? However, this typically comes with a limitation: while pentesters can think like hackers, they do not have the same access to data as hackers.

Performing only vulnerability scans is not sufficient. If an organization truly wants to thoroughly test its security, it is essential to conduct regular penetration tests, where a real person attempts to uncover previously unknown vulnerabilities.

Of course, to work like a hacker, you need to be in the same information position. The point is that the data that hackers use is often found on hidden or closed dark web forums. By bringing in specialized dark web data, you work off the information gap and start as a pentester at the same knowledge level.