---
id: 2429
title: "Security testing is validating software that no longer exists"
source_domain: aikido.dev
source_url: "https://www.aikido.dev/blog/pentesting-speed-gap-security-testing"
published_at: "2026-03-19 00:00"
tags: ["pentesting", "appsec", "devsecops", "continuous-testing", "survey", "ooda-loop"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2429"
lang: en
---

# Security testing is validating software that no longer exists

## Summary

Findings often describe software that no longer exists: 76% of teams deploy weekly but only 21% validate security per release. Speed of validation is becoming the security capability that matters most.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** aikido.dev
- **Published:** 2026-03-19 00:00
- **Original:** https://www.aikido.dev/blog/pentesting-speed-gap-security-testing
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2429