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Picus Security’s Blue Report 2025 found that organizations detect only 1 out of 7 simulated attacks, exposing a significant gap between perceived and actual security effectiveness. The report highlights that configuration drift, integration gaps, and evolving threats cause security controls to silently fail, with 50% of detection failures due to log collection issues. Continuous validation through Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) and Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is recommended to ensure controls are effective against real-world attacks.
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