2023 Ponemon Institute Report
The State of Offensive Security
In a new study conducted with Bishop Fox, the Ponemon Institute surveyed nearly 700 security and IT practitioners in small, medium, and large enterprises who actively employ offensive security practices.
The analysis explores where enterprises are focusing offensive security efforts and the drivers behind them, including the cyber threats that concern them most. The report offers a view into how mature security organizations leverage different types of offensive security, such as Red Teaming, attack surface management, cloud security testing, and application security to improve their cybersecurity posture, as well as areas for future advancement.
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE REPORT
Defend Forward with New Insights Into the 2023 State of Offensive Security
64% agree that offensive testing has enabled them to achieve their objectives.
48% use ASM technologies to facilitate testing and discover exposures.
59% state that penetration testing is important to their cloud security testing.
Top Cyber Threats Driving Offensive Security Investments
Drivers Behind Investments
What Types of Cyber Threats Are Influencing Your Offensive Security Investment?
Goals & Objectives for Offensive Security Testing
TESTING GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Which Goals or Objectives Are You Trying to Achieve with Offensive Security Testing?
Satisfaction Scale of Offensive Security Testing Addressing Objectives
SATISFACTION SCALE
Has Offensive Security Testing Effectively Satisfied Your Objectives?
Offensive Security Analysis
Industry Report: Financial Services
Bishop Fox's industry cut provides a comprehensive analysis of offensive security trends within the financial services (FinServ) sector based on the joint report with the Ponemon Institute.
The results included are based on the responses from 133 participants who represent FinServ organizations – representing 20% of the total sample.
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