94% of Security Leaders Demand Human-AI Hybrid Offensive Security as Traditional Pentesting Fails to Keep Pace
Event summary
- 94% of cybersecurity professionals believe humans must remain integral to offensive security programs.
- 60% expect analysts to shift from executing tasks to supervising autonomous workflows within 12 months.
- 58% of organizations already use pentesting as a service (PTaaS), the most widely adopted offensive security model.
- 88% plan to increase offensive security spending, with 23% targeting significant increases.
The big picture
The findings reflect a broader industry shift toward continuous, intelligence-driven security validation as AI accelerates both attack and defense capabilities. Traditional point-in-time assessments are increasingly seen as obsolete, with organizations prioritizing real-time collaboration and actionable results to improve resilience. The growing adoption of PTaaS underscores the demand for scalable, human-AI hybrid security solutions.
What we're watching
- Adoption Pace
- How quickly organizations will transition from traditional pentesting to continuous, AI-driven offensive security models.
- Spending Impact
- Whether the 88% of organizations planning increased offensive security budgets will sustain this investment amid economic uncertainty.
- Human-AI Synergy
- The effectiveness of human-led, AI-powered offensive security in reducing measurable risk compared to fully automated alternatives.
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