Is it time to retire 'one-off' pen tests for continuous testing?

If your organization is like many, annual penetration testing may be a regular part of your security protocols. After completing the yearly assessment, you receive and review your report and then check off your compliance requirements. Once you wrap up the paperwork, you’re good to go for another year, right? The way things are moving these days, it might be time to reconsider if this approach is the best use of time and resources! Consider this common scenario: Your development team deploys new features weekly or even daily. Meaning, your annual pen test report grows increasingly obsolete with each deployment. By the end of the year, when the next assessment rolls around, you're testing a completely different application. That means between tests, there’s a good chance critical vulnerabilities are lurking undetected in your systems — for days, weeks, or even months. Gaps in security testing Verizon's 2024 Data Breach Investigation Report highlights why such gaps in security testi ... Read full article.