"A new 2026 market intelligence study of 128 enterprise security decision-makers ( available here) reveals a stark divide forming between organizations - one that has nothing to do with budget size or industry and everything to do with a single framework decision. Organizations implementing Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) demonstrate 50% better attack surface visibility, 23-point higher solution adoption, and superior threat awareness across every measured dimension. The 16% who've implemented it are pulling away. The 84% who haven't are falling behind."
"If you aren't familiar, CTEM involves shifting from "patch everything reactively" to "continuously discover, validate, and prioritize risk exposures that can actually hurt the business." It's widely discussed in cybersecurity now as a next-generation evolution of exposure/risk management, and the new report reinforces Gartner's view that businesses adopting it will consistently demonstrate stronger security outcomes than those that don't. Awareness Is High. Adoption Is Rare."
CTEM adoption correlates with substantially stronger security outcomes: organizations using CTEM report 50% better attack surface visibility, 23-point higher solution adoption, and superior threat awareness across measured dimensions. Only 16% of surveyed enterprise security decision-makers have implemented CTEM, while 87% recognize its importance. The survey cohort is senior, with 85% at manager level or above and 66% of organizations employing 5,000+ people across finance, healthcare, and retail. Implementation lags due to organizational inertia, competing priorities, budget constraints, and difficulty securing management buy-in, creating a widening divide between adopters and non-adopters.
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