The Myth of “More is Better” in Cybersecurity

The recent State of Pentesting 2025 report has put numbers to an uncomfortable reality for many tech leaders: accumulating security software does not guarantee immunity. According to survey data, 67% of US enterprises experienced a security breach in the past 24 months, even though budgets and tools continue to grow.

The data reveals a worrying correlation between complexity and responsiveness:

  1. Tool Saturation: The average number of security tools in an enterprise is 75 distinct solutions , and in large corporations, this number keeps growing.
  2. Alert Fatigue: Organizations with over 100 tools face an average of 3,074 weekly alerts. This volume of noise makes it humanly impossible to prioritize real threats over false positives.
  3. Real Impact: Of those who suffered a breach, 76% reported an impact on data confidentiality or availability, including unplanned downtime and financial loss.

Simplify to Protect: The TeraLevel Approach

At TeraLevel, we believe security shouldn’t be measured by the weight of the tech stack, but by the efficiency of its implementation. The “alert fatigue” described in the report is a classic symptom of a fragmented and reactive infrastructure.

Our Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodology allows for the consolidation and standardization of security policies. Instead of manually configuring 75 tools, we use technologies like Terraform and Kubernetes to define a “single source of truth.” This not only reduces the attack surface but also enables intelligent 24/7 monitoring.

By centralizing observability, our systems filter out operational noise so that your team (and ours) only receives alerts on incidents that actually require action, drastically reducing those 3,000 weekly notifications to a manageable and critical number.

Less Noise, More Action

Don’t let your security team drown in irrelevant notifications while real threats slip through. TeraLevel can help you:

  • Rationalize Your Stack: Audit to identify redundant tools.
  • Automate Response: Implementation of DevSecOps pipelines that block threats before deployment.
  • Proactive Monitoring: Incident detection based on real behavior, not just static signatures.

Turn your complexity into operational clarity.

[Source: Pentera - State of Pentesting 2025 Report]