In black box pen testing, the testers don’t have information about the organization before launching the emulated cyberattack. In contrast, white box pen testers have a complete understanding of how the organization works beforehand. The advantage of the black box vs. white box pen test is that this test maximizes actual attacks to help an organization evaluate the effectiveness and speed in detecting and stopping an unexpected attack. On the other hand, white box pen testing is a more comprehensive approach that gives detailed insight into security risks and helps to discover lapses that previous pen tests may have missed.