More than 33% of discovered vulnerabilities across the full stack are rated critical or high severity, underscoring how quickly small visibility gaps can escalate into serious exposure. 

The increase points to a broader industry challenge: organizations are detecting issues faster, yet still struggling to understand which weaknesses truly matter and how attackers might exploit them.

This blog breaks down the imperative of vulnerability assessments and penetration testing—two complementary methods for identifying and validating security weaknesses.