A report by Pentera has revealed that enterprises continue to emphasize pentesting as a tool for security validation strategies. Among surveyed respondents, pentesting takes up an average of 13% of the security team’s budget, or an average of $164,400. The report surveyed 450 CIOs, CISOs and IT security leaders to gather this data, shedding light on how enterprises are approaching security validation.
As breach efforts from malicious actors continue to evolve, the subsequent losses from an attack become more prevalent. Among enterprises that admitted experiencing a breach, 93% reported unexpected downtime, financial loss or data exposure. Therefore, pentesting efforts are often utilized to validate the efficacy of security systems, observe the potential impact of an attack and structure an effective security budget.