PTaaS vs standard Pen testing. How to get full security testing within one platform

The number of data breaches is growing year by year. According to the IBM 2020 report, the average total cost of it reached $3.8 million, and the US was the most expensive country in terms of the overall cost. Last year proved the fact not only small and mid-size companies are vulnerable to breaches but national and global organizations as well. These infamous tendencies make CISOs and CTO rethink the security approach and switch to a detect-to-prevent mindset. Considering that ethical hacking is becoming the first-line frontier in cyber defense as more and more companies make pen testing a significant practice of their security strategy.

So why should your company choose a SaaS platform for continuous penetration testing instead of the standard one? Let’s figure this out.

Detect vulnerability instead of recovering from data breaches

As I’ve mentioned before a huge number of companies that have extensive cybersecurity strategies still struggle to deal with risk on the stage of detection. As the result, that costs them a fortune, leave alone the fact they also have to recover from damages which affect their credibility.

Why does that still happen if organizations have sophisticated security measures? Well, there are 2 main reasons for that. Unfortunately, human-led pen testing is often overwhelmed with a load of data and assets needed to be checked. Either an in-house or outsourced team of pen testers needs to have an automated backup process to detect threats in time and on several assets. And here comes the second reason: with the number of tests limited to annual check organizations still remain weak to cyber attacks as the detection time expands to a year. 

To cover both of these pain points, our pen testing team at BreachLock collects and compiles all of the obtained information and makes suggestions on how to resolve security risks. We also break down each threat and provide an action plan, as well as create a list of each vulnerability, including how we tested it and how we suggest resolving it. By the way, you can learn more about our pen testing approach on BreachLock’s website.

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Run continuous pen tests instead of once-a-year

With all things said before you’ve probably guessed I stand for consistency when it comes to cyber safety. Why? Because hackers are active not just during the time your company runs annual pen-testing. The chances are they uncover your system’s weak links when you don’t. What's the worst that could happen? In the digital age, organizations must be flexible and responsive. Generally speaking, the greater the security risk, the greater need there is for proactive measures. If a vulnerability is found while an organization is undergoing its annual check, it's likely that a compromise could occur.

Thus, while yearly pen testing is important it should be supported by continuous checks. With that in mind, we use many penetration testing techniques combining manual and automated processes. That means your IT team gets a clear picture of the current cyber state enabling it to react and respond in a timely manner.

Use all-in-one security testing platform vs endless report docs

As tech team responsibilities usually extend far beyond cybersecurity environment checks it’s crucial to make reporting well structured and as detailed as possible. Let’s be honest this type of information is a powerful kit for your team in terms of overseeing possible vulnerabilities in the future. Implementing the process of continuous testing requires an additional level of organization as you need to keep track of risks detected and assets checked. 

With BreachLock’s PTaaS your team would be able to get in-depth online and PDF reports along with comprehensive recommendations on how to resolve existing risks. The best part is your tech experts can get all that information within one security testing platform. No need to develop additional integrations or interrupt the existing process cycle. 

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As fast as the business environment is changing and transforming internal processes, it’s important executives don’t underestimate the testing-to-detect aspect of cybersecurity. Even though it sounds quite complex, a proper pen-testing platform can simplify those processes. As a result, your tech team will be able to focus on improving overall data safety rather than sink into endless micro-tasks.

Informed means armed, right? 

Message me to find out how your cybersecurity strategy can benefit from a penetration testing platform.