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Pentesting in 2025: Insights, Trends, and Predictions

The future of security isn’t speed; it’s strategy. Cybersecurity in 2025 is caught in a paradox: the tools are getting faster, but the threats are getting smarter. With 5.3 vulnerabilities discovered every minute across thousands of assets, organizations aren’t short on data; they’re overwhelmed by it. But volume isn’t the headline.

Reviewing Penetration Test Pricing In 2025: A Practical Guide for UK and EU Buyers

Penetration testing costs in the UK and EU can range from a few thousand pounds to well over £20,000. At a glance, many of these tests look the same. So why the price gap? In 2025, pricing models haven't changed much. Most tests are still priced per day, but the complexity of what's being tested has changed. The rise of custom internal tools (many "vibe coded" by non-IT or security teams), shadow IT, SaaS stacks, and cloud sprawl means that scoping a pen test properly takes more time and care.

Pen Test Results Dropping? Here's Why (And How to Fix It!) #cybersecurity #bountyprograms

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

How external attack surface analysis enhances pen testing

Despite advancements in security, web applications are still a problem. Attackers target web applications because they’re exposed, complex, and not as well protected as they should be. According to Verizon1, web applications are the most prevalent attack vector, with exploitations of vulnerabilities increasing by 180% in 2024.

How to Adopt DORA's Threat-Led Penetration Testing Requirements

The new Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) requires significant financial entities in the EU to carry out Threat-Led Penetration Testing (TLPTs) on a regular basis. However, the skills required along with the planning for these types of exercises can prove difficult and time consuming. During this session, Kroll brings together our red teaming, threat intelligence and DORA regulatory compliance experts to provide practical guidance on how security, risk and resiliency leaders can adopt a sustainable threat-led penetration testing (TLPT) program as required by DORA.

AI Penetration Testing Fundamentals

With the increasing usage of AI systems in critical infrastructure and business operations, there is an inevitable need to secure these systems. AI pentesting is a domain-specific security assessment designed to identify and remediate vulnerabilities unique to AI systems, including machine learning models, training pipelines, and their underlying infrastructure.

What is the Ideal Penetration Testing Frequency for You?

Security testing hasn’t just fallen behind—it’s playing the wrong game in a world where product teams ship updates like software streams, testing once a year is akin to locking the doors after the party has ended. It’s not just late; it’s irrelevant. Most orgs still treat pentests like performance reviews: formal, infrequent, and disconnected from the day-to-day reality. But risk doesn’t work on an annual schedule.

Salesforce Penetration Testing Guide: Steps, Tools & Best Practices

Ask any CTO if they pentest their web apps, APIs, or cloud infrastructure; the answer is almost always yes. But ask if they’ve ever pentested their Salesforce environment, and you’ll likely get a silent—or hesitant- “Doesn’t Salesforce security cover that?” Here’s the problem: Salesforce is not just a CRM. It’s an application stack, a data warehouse, and a workflow engine—all deeply integrated with your business operations.

Umbraco Pentesting: How to Secure Your CMS Against Threats?

If you ask a security team if they run pentests on their web applications or APIs, the answer is always a strong “Yes”. But if you ask if they pentested their Umbraco setup, you will get a more hesitant, “I thought Umbraco is secure by default”. Umbraco is a powerful CMS, but assuming it is secure by default is a mistake.