Pen Testing Is a Lie: Why Most Tests Are Fluff and What Really Matters in the Cloud
| EP 19
Podcast Episode Description: Every company says they’ve done a pen test — but what if most of them mean absolutely nothing: In The Brief with Charles Denyer, Episode 19: “Pen Testing Is a Lie: Why Most Tests Are Fluff and What Really Matters in the Cloud,” Charles exposes one of cybersecurity’s biggest deceptions — that penetration testing automatically equals protection.
He takes you inside the modern pen-testing industry to reveal how outdated methods, narrow scopes, and automated tools have created a false sense of security. From AWS to Azure, today’s threats don’t target your firewalls — they exploit your configurations, credentials, and APIs hiding in plain sight.
Charles breaks down what real testing looks like in the cloud, why vulnerability scans are not penetration tests, and how companies can evolve toward continuous, intelligence-driven validation that actually strengthens security and compliance.
Whether you’re a CISO, cloud architect, or compliance lead, this episode will challenge everything you think you know about testing, audits, and resilience.
Because the next breach won’t care about your report — only your readiness.
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