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Rethinking Penetration Testing

Get Better ROI for Your Penetration Testing Investment

The penetration test is a security tool that has been around for more than 50 years. As attackers have evolved, has penetration testing evolved with them? This white paper explores whether the tool is still sufficient for securing today’s IT environment and provides an alternative path forward.

Download this white paper to get a taste of the history of pen testing, see where we are today, view the alternatives, and discover a better way to secure your organization.

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It’s time to rethink penetration testing.

Modern organizations are characterized by digital transformation and an accelerated push into cloud infrastructure. Additionally, attack surfaces are made increasingly complex by mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, growing supply chains, and vendor relationships.

Given that the penetration test has been around for more than 50 years, as the attack surface has evolved, has penetration testing evolved with it?

This white paper explores:

  • Whether pen testing is still sufficient for securing today’s IT environment
  • The core attributes to look for in a testing solution
  • An evaluation of alternative and adjacent solutions
  • An alternative path forward

According to joint research from Dark Reading and CyCognito, 60% of security leaders are concerned about limited test coverage. Half are worried that standard pen tests only examine known assets rather than surfacing previously unknown assets.

The bottom line: Attackers exploit your blind spots, and organizations have more blind spots than they know about.

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