The Crowded Battle: Key Insights from the 2025 State of Pentesting Report
May 20, 2025
Penetration Testing / Risk Management
In the newly released 2025 State of Pentesting Report , Pentera surveyed 500 CISOs from global enterprises (200 from within the USA) to understand the strategies, tactics, and tools they use to cope with the thousands of security alerts, the persisting breaches and the growing cyber risks they have to handle. The findings reveal a complex picture of progress, challenges, and a shifting mindset about how enterprises approach security testing. More Tools, More Data, More Protection… No Guarantees Over the past year, 45% of enterprises expanded their security technology stacks, with organizations now managing an average of 75 different security solutions. Yet despite these layers of security tools, 67% of U.S. enterprises experienced a breach in the past 24 months. The growing number of deployed tools has a few effects on the daily operation and the overall cyber posture of the organization. Although it seems obvious, the findings tell a clear story - more security tools...
