Gartner® Report: Hype Cycle™ for Application Security, 2024

The Gartner Hype Cycle is a graphical representation of the maturity, adoption, and application of specific technologies over time. Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) is currently at the “peak of inflated expectations.” How should organizations interpret this position—and how should they think about HackerOne’s PTaaS as a result?

Adopting a technology at this stage offers a competitive edge if those high expectations come to fruition, because adopters will have gained valuable experience ahead of competitors. The Hype Cycle positions PTaaS as a high-benefit solution that is two to five years from mainstream adoption, with 20-50% of the target audience having already adopted it to meet compliance requirements and to conduct more security testing with more impactful results while keeping costs down. 

HackerOne customers are seeing the real-world impact of PTaaS:

  • 72% of customers praise our pentesters' ability to unearth hard-to-spot vulnerabilities.
  • 19% of all-time findings are of high or critical severity—double the industry standard.
  • On average, each pentest reveals 12 valid vulnerabilities, showcasing the impact and effectiveness of each engagement.
  • Over the past three years, the HackerOne Pentest community has found 12,500+ vulnerabilities.

Read the report to get advice from Gartner on reviewing your PTaaS vendor. 

 

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