Security News > 2021 > January > Pen Testing By Numbers: Tracking Pen Testing Trends and Challenges
Over the years, penetration testing has had to change and adapt alongside the IT environments and technology that need to be assessed.
We can see whether the effects that recent trends have on pen testing are long term, or simply a temporary shift, and how they affect the continuing evolution of penetration testing.
Organizations may only need to temporarily prioritize social engineering penetration tests they have third parties run, or they may need to consider a long-term strategy, like having their internal security team use a pen-testing tool to run regular pen testing simulation campaigns.
In order to track these changes year over year, Core Security, a HelpSystems Company, is launching the 2021 Penetration Testing Survey.
Comparing the results with those of last year's inaugural survey will help show the true impact that 2020 had on the organization's pen testing behaviors.
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