By Josh Hall, Senior PenTester, at InterVision Systems
Hackers are outpacing enterprises in cyber expertise, creating an uptick in successful ransomware attacks and phishing schemes across the board. Yet many C-suite leaders fail to implement preventative measures to combat these attacks.
Continuous penetration testing is one such tool used to prevent a breach. Penetration testing simulates a cyberattack to assess different exploitable vulnerabilities that lie in an enterprise’s current systems. Continuous penetration testing takes this tactic one step further by regularly validating an organization’s cyber defenses, ensuring systems never depreciate and that evolving threats cannot break through.
It’s up to IT leaders to share the cost-saving potential of penetration testing with the C-suite — however, this is often easier said than done. Let’s discuss how IT managers can demonstrate to top executives that continuous penetration testing has massive organizational benefits.
