“Ultimately, people build technology, and humans are prone to errors every once in a while (even if we don’t like to admit it). That’s why third- party testing, using a crowdsourced approach is so critical - if we grade our own tests, we will always give ourselves an A. To get more secure, we need a diversity of skill sets looking for vulnerabilities from different perspectives.” Jay Kaplan, CEO and Co-Founder, Synack
Why choose continuous penetration testing as opposed to point-in-time? Continuous sounds more expensive…
Te dynamism of modern digital environments means that we simply cannot limit testing to a point-in-time basis anymore. Development organisations are building and releasing codes multiple times a day! If we only test annually or quarterly, think about how many changes and potential vulnerabilities could emerge between tests. Our data show that organieations that practice continuous crowdsourced penetration testing are over 40 per cent more resistant to cyber attacks than organisations who rely on point-in-time security tests.
How do you make security core to the brand?
It starts with mutual understanding. Business leaders need to understand both the risk and opportunity of security, and security leaders need to understand how they can enable the business. Executives have to make security a priority and build a continuous security lifestyle into the culture of an organisation.
What presents the biggest vulnerability, people or technology?
People. Ultimately, people build technology, and humans are prone to errors every once in a while (even if we don’t like to admit it). Tat’s why third- party testing, using a crowdsourced approach is so critical - if we grade our own tests, we will always give ourselves an A. To get more secure, we need a diversity of skill sets looking for vulnerabilities from different perspectives. Often times, the most damaging vulnerability is a simple error or logic flaw that goes unnoticed. A creative adversary will find
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that. Tat’s why we need equally creative defenses. And that’s also why humans could never be replaced by a tech-only security solution. Te best defensive solution leverages both human and machine to get both creativity from the human mind and scale from a machine.
What’s the percentage of breaches that aren’t made public, where payment is made? And is this a viable strategy?
Increasing regulation around security breaches compel organisations to disclose a breach. Because security is core to trust, disclosing a breach is an important step towards upholding trust with customers and stakeholders. With that said many cyber security breaches, especially at smaller companies and in industries that are less regulated, continue to go unreported due to fear of business impact.
Finally, do companies only take security seriously once they’ve been breached?
It shouldn’t take a breach for a company to take security seriously - security is invaluable. Our data show that organizations that have utilised crowdsourced penetration testing for two or more years are up to 2x stronger against cyber attacks than those that do not perform crowdsourced testing or have done so for less than a year. Yes, there are a multitude of costs that result from a breach, including legal fees, incident response, public relations, etc. However, the value of security isn’t just the absence of cost - it’s also the additional brand value that results from customer trust in the business’s ability to operate reliably and with integrity. Tis is the value of proactive security.
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