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Confidence in AI Pen Testing Drops as Firms Shift to Hybrid Approach

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Dark Reading ·

Fewer companies now rely solely on autonomous AI for penetration testing, with adoption falling as security teams report inconsistent results. A new survey shows 38% of organizations use AI-driven pen testing, down from 45% last year. Many are moving to hybrid models that combine AI scanning with human-led validation.

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The decline suggests that early AI hype in cybersecurity is giving way to more realistic expectations about automation's limits.
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