I'm not sure HN is the best community to be asking. Remember it was originally called "Startup News". That being said -- pen tests are still valuable -- and P

I'm not sure HN is the best community to be asking. Remember it was originally called "Startup News". That being said -- pen tests are still valuable -- and PCI DSS mandates them. So there is definately a market for them. I know the latest pauldotcom episode I listened to covered the "is pen testing dead" subject once more... Worth a listen to if you don't already and are interested in the field: http://www.pauldotcom.com/security-weekly/ http://www.pauldotcom.com/security-weekly/