This article covers some amazing statistics on what category of vulnerabilities we commonly report across 100s of customers, and how we reduce compliance times and turn around time to reporting critical vulnerabilities.
In a different article, we will also share some research on how our red teaming and app sec teams found clever ways to exploit vulnerabilities and provide some amazing value to our customers.
As we dive deeper, we confront the fading allure of low-hanging fruits - vulnerabilities that were once exploited with ease - and examine the reasons behind their gradual decline.
In the rapidly evolving world of cybersecurity, the trends and vulnerabilities witnessed in penetration testing reflect the changing dynamics of web applications and their security postures.
As we analyze our data from 2023, a notable trend emerges: the gradual decline of traditional vulnerabilities like Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection, contrasted by the rise in complex issues such as Privilege Escalations, Insecure Direct Object References, Server-Side Request Forgery, business logic errors, and Server-Side Template Injection.
Easy to identify and exploit, these vulnerabilities have been the bane of web applications for years.
Our data indicates a significant downturn in these vulnerabilities.
While the traditional vulnerabilities are on the decline, we are witnessing an uptick in more sophisticated security challenges.
Applications developed within the last five years, particularly those using newer frameworks and technologies, are less prone to traditional vulnerabilities.
Frameworks like Next.js and React enforce secure defaults and encourage patterns that reduce the risk of common vulnerabilities.
According to our data, XSS vulnerabilities have seen a reduction of approximately 25% in modern web applications compared to those developed five years ago.
SQL Injection vulnerabilities have decreased by around 40% in newer applications.
Over the past year, our platform and team have facilitated a 40% reduction in the time-to-remediation for critical vulnerabilities, a benchmark that significantly outpaces the industry average.
In 2023, our team identified and helped remediate of over 700 critical vulnerabilities across applications, networks and the cloud.
The critical vulnerabilities are really critical and could have allowed a bad actor to compromise the customer's infrastructure or even exfiltrate PII information.
Fintech: Fintech firms benefited from our targeted test cases, where we discovered critical API vulnerabilities at a rate of 15% wherein we discovered unauthorized API calls, business logical issues and more.
Blockchain Companies: For blockchain entities, smart contract vulnerabilities were a focus, with Strobes PTaaS identifying critical flaws that could have led to significant financial losses, at a rate 15% higher than seen via traditional security measures.
Healthcare: In healthcare, we've reduced the average detection time for HIPAA non-compliance issues by 50%, ensuring customers fix vulnerabilities in time and always are in compliance.
Vulnerability Tracking and Prioritization: Unlike traditional penetration testing, which can be sporadic and inconsistent, Strobes provides continuous vulnerability tracking.
The use of automated tools also means that vulnerabilities are scanned and identified swiftly, enabling faster remediation and contributing to overall cost savings.
This Cyber News was published on securityboulevard.com. Publication date: Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:13:05 +0000