Continuous Security Testing Addresses Dynamic Attack Surfaces at Banks
TL;DR. A sponsored brief highlights that standard annual penetration tests fall short, leaving banks exposed for 345 days due to constantly evolving attack surfaces. - Vulnerabilities compound rapidly, as seen with a single VPN flaw impacting over 70 financial institutions. - Regulatory frameworks like PCI DSS and FFIEC already assume testing occurs in response to infrastructure changes. - Modern banking infrastructure, with frequent digital releases and cloud migrations, requires continuous validation.
- Annual penetration tests leave banks vulnerable for most of the year.
- Rapid infrastructure changes create ongoing, unvalidated attack surfaces.
- Existing regulations already imply continuous testing, not just annual assessments.
Sources
- What 345 Days of Untested Exposure Looks Like at a Bank — bleepingcomputer.com