While compliance requirements remain critical drivers for penetration testing engagements, other factors are now pushing up the urgency of offensive security measures for IT. First among them is the rise of artificial intelligence, which is dramatically expanding the attack surface as organizations adopt the technology.

AI-generated code can be less secure, and is often unreviewed by human eyes. Organizations deploying LLMs are vulnerable to prompt injection, model denial of service, prompt leaking, and other attacks. Similarly broadening the attack surface are the proliferation of CVEs and IoT devices, among other things. And all of that comes as staffing shortages make it harder for organizations to protect themselves.

Together those issues make a strong case for more regular penetration testing, and for maturing the offensive security process. At the same time, AI-enhanced technologies are powering new tools that assist with portions of the offensive security process -- making it possible to do more frequent pen testing and offensive security with the same or fewer resources.

Gain practical insights into how AI might be expanding your attack surface, as well as how to leverage AI for proactive defense.