According to Gartner, global spending on enterprise security will top $96 billion this year, representing an 8% rise from 2017. A primary driver behind the burgeoning investment in security services – and the trend towards outsourcing to specialists – is undoubtedly the rising fear of data breaches and cyber attacks. Cyber crime is reaching new levels of sophistication at the very time when consumers are becoming more aware of the value and security of their data. Combined with the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its threat of financial penalties, it’s clear that the security stakes are high for today’s digitally-driven enterprise.
It’s no surprise, then, that companies are keen to explore the latest tools and techniques to test their security posture and help them avoid a data security lapse that could prove costly from a financial, reputational and commercial point of view. In my experience, security testing is rising swiftly up the corporate agenda, driven in part by the GDPR, with senior executives taking a more strategic approach to ensuring their critical information assets are secure. It is increasingly recognised that traditional…
