State of Pentesting 2024: Key findings

This webinar reviews findings from Pentera’s annual State of Pentesting survey, drawing insights from hundreds of CISOs and senior security leaders globally. It explores how pentesting practices are evolving in response to expanding attack surfaces, increasing breach prevalence, and operational constraints. Key themes include rising security budgets, increasing board-level involvement in reporting, and growing tool sprawl that complicates prioritization and response.

The session highlights a significant disconnect between how frequently enterprise environments change and how often organizations conduct security validation. It explains that remediation prioritization is often driven by CVSS or vendor scoring rather than real-world exploitability or business impact. The conclusion emphasizes the need for continuous, safe, production-ready validation and a shift toward automation-driven pentesting programs to reduce exposure gaps and improve readiness.