51% Of Enterprises Experienced A Breach Despite Large Security Stacks
HelpNet Security, Friday, April 19th, 2024
Threat actors are continuing to successfully breach across the entire attack surface and the stakes are only getting higher: 93% of enterprises who admitted a breach reported unplanned downtime, data exposure, or financial loss as a result, according to Pentera.
Pentera surveyed 450 CISOs, CIOs, and IT security leaders at enterprise companies with more than 1,000 employees across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
IT environment changes outstrip pentesting frequency
Enterprises are continuing to prioritize pentesting as part of their security tool kit, accounting for an average of $164,400, nearly 13% of their total IT security budgets. The main drivers and uses for pentesting programs continue to be validating security controls' efficacy, understanding potential attack impact and prioritizing security investments.