---
id: 1227
title: "45% Say Security Is Harder Now: Here’s How Defense in Depth Helps"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/cybersecurity-challenges-defense-in-depth"
published_at: "2025-05-30 13:09"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "attack-surface", "offensive-security", "hackerone", "esg-research", "defense-in-depth", "alert-fatigue"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1227"
lang: en
---

# 45% Say Security Is Harder Now: Here’s How Defense in Depth Helps

## Summary

ESG research shows 45% of leaders find security operations harder; HackerOne argues defense in depth with pentesting, bug bounty, and VDPs for attack surface growth, alert fatigue, and tool sprawl.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2025-05-30 13:09
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/cybersecurity-challenges-defense-in-depth
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1227