What’s your top barrier to adopting AI-driven pentesting?
Lack of mature vendor solutions38%
Trust in AI accuracy63%
Budget constraints17%
Skills to operate the tools27%
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Lack of mature vendor solutions38%
Trust in AI accuracy63%
Budget constraints17%
Skills to operate the tools27%
We don’t yet have a governance framework19%
We use manual checks or periodic reviews43%
We have defined policies and guidelines for the creation and deployment of agents, which each team ensures independently29%
We have introduced a platform to centrally manage policies, versions, and monitoring of agents5%
None of the above5%
Uncontrolled data access/privilege creep8%
Shadow agents32%
Audit failure32%
Cross-border data transfer9%
Compliance risks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, etc.) 17%
Something else (comment below)2%
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Unfortunately, there is also a lack of SOP to adopt it