The 68% Security Coverage Gap
95% of organizations prioritize pentesting. Yet only 32% of the average attack surface is tested each year.
The 2026 State of Agentic AI in Pentesting report from Synack and Omdia reveals why security teams are moving beyond periodic testing toward continuous security validation powered by AI and human expertise.
What 200 security leaders reveal about the future of AI-driven pentesting
Omdia research commissioned by Synack shows that agentic AI in pentesting is moving fast from experimentation to adoption. While 95% of organizations rank pentesting as a top priority, only 32% of the average attack surface is tested each year — leaving a 68% coverage gap that traditional testing models can no longer close alone.
What you’ll learn
- Why the 68% security coverage gap is forcing a new approach to pentesting
- How agentic AI helps organizations test more of the attack surface more frequently
- Why Human + AI is emerging as the preferred model for enterprise pentesting
- Which assets early adopters are prioritizing, including cloud-native applications, AI systems, and cloud infrastructure
- What security leaders require before agentic AI pentesting is production-ready
The report shows how leading organizations are moving beyond periodic testing toward continuous security validation — combining AI-driven scale with expert human oversight to validate what actually matters.