{"id":24322,"date":"2023-01-09T22:56:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T17:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getastra.com\/blog\/?p=24322"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:35:53","slug":"statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getastra.com\/blog\/penetration-testing\/statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"83 Penetration Testing Statistics: Key Facts and Figures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Penetration testing is a booming market due to the unquenchable and growing need for continuous testing of security that is deployed for various assets like web applications, networks, mobile applications, and cloud environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

73% of successful breaches in the corporate sector were carried out by penetrating web applications <\/a>through their vulnerabilities. This unprecedented increase in cyber threats is expected to boost and result in growth in the pentesting market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The article explores the top penetration testing statistics for 2023 and will analyze the growth of the penetration testing<\/a> market and other statistics revolving around vulnerabilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span>Top Penetration Testing Statistics<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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  1. Penetration testing is gaining so much traction that it is estimated that by 2025, it will be a $4.5 billion industry (Gartner).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. According to the Ponemon Institute<\/a>, 1 in 5 companies do not test their software for security vulnerabilities. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The global network security market is expected to grow by a CAGR of 12% from 2021 to 2028. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. 76% of global cybersecurity professionals agree that cyber attacks have increased due to employees working remotely. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. CheckPoint Software Technologies reveals that 81% of organizations<\/a> have switched to remote working while 74% plans to keep conducting their businesses remotely for an indefinite period. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. A report by Kaspersky shows that 40% of companies do not have sufficient cybersecurity. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. 80% of senior IT employees and security leaders believe that companies lack sufficient protection against cyber attacks, and 77% of them don’t have an incident response plan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. 93% of healthcare organizations have faced at least one breach in the last three years. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. A report from (ISC)\u2019s 2021 Cyber Workforce<\/a> shows that global cybersecurity forces need to grow by 65% in order to effectively defend the critical assets of organizations. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. 45% of organizations in Canada carried out penetration tests to identify cyber risks and prevent cybercrimes. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Let us dive deeper into the world of pentest statistics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <\/span>What the Numbers Don\u2019t Usually Show<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Everyone\u2019s talking about pentesting ROI, coverage, and cadence\u2014but here\u2019s what most stats leave out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n