Automated penetration testing – efficient, cost-effective & more secure
Automated penetration testing is part of our Next-Gen Vulnerability Management Platform, enabling more efficient and cost-effective penetration testing.
What is automated penetration testing?
Automated penetration testing, or automated pen testing, is a platform or product that automatically and without extensive manual efforts assesses technical infrastructure and multiple attack vectors. It’s often referred to as vulnerability management or vulnerability scanning. Penetration testing, on the other hand, is when a professional manually hacks into technical infrastructure.
Benefits of automated penetration testing
Efficiency
Speeds up the process of identifying vulnerabilities, making it ideal for frequent and large-scale testing.
Multiple attack vectors
Cover a wide range of attack vectors, such as systems/servers, computers, network devices, office equipment and IoT, OT (Operational Technology), and cloud platforms.
Continuous testing
Enables regular assessment, such as daily or weekly, to continuously identify new vulnerabilities.
Instant & on-demand
Vulnerability management can be carried out instantly without any delay, such as when a new critical vulnerability emerges.
Cost-effective
Manual penetration testing is done by expensive consultants, of which there is a shortage.
Standardized approach
Ensure a consistent methodology for vulnerability assessment and compliance assessments.
Integration with DevOps
Can be integrated into CI/CD pipelines to identify vulnerabilities during software development.
Accelerate your cyber defense with automated penetration testing
Secure your defenses across technical assets – powered by AI
Asset discovery & monitoring
Integrated Attack Surface Management (ASM) and External Attack Surface Management (EASM) automatically discover assets to identify blind spots and shadow IT.
Covers your entire infrastructure
Supports asset discovery and monitoring, as well as finding vulnerabilities in both internet-facing and local networks.
Finds outdated software & misconfigurations
Finds vulnerabilities, outdated software – and much more.
Comprehensive assessment capabilities
Supports multiple assessment capabilities, including unauthenticated and authenticated scanning, CIS (Center for Internet Security) Benchmarks, and local scanners for cloud-native platforms.
Get the hacker's perspective
Determine how secure your organization is if cybercriminals attempt to hack your systems, target you with phishing attacks, or try to spread ransomware.
AI-driven threat intelligence
Our AI-powered Security Research Team keeps you updated with the latest vulnerabilities – around the clock, all year round.
Supports the entire workflow
Our Security Center offers a single pane of glass for discovery, prioritization, remediation, and reporting.
Fully automated
Provides automated, continuous asset discovery and monitoring, vulnerability assessments, prioritization, reporting, and follow-up.
A powerful combo
Automated penetration testing is a valuable component of a comprehensive cyber security strategy, as it provides speed, efficiency, and attack vector coverage for continuous assessments. While manual penetration excels in identifying complex, context-specific vulnerabilities, combining both practices ensures a solid security posture and is essential for most organizations.
All features and capabilities in automated penetration testing
Always start with automated penetration testing
Don’t spend time on the obvious
Automated vulnerability management will find all obvious vulnerabilities, saving your penetration testing consultant time that can be spent on complex, context-specific vulnerabilities.
Create a great baseline to work from
A solid foundation will remove distractions, enabling manual penetration testing to excel and bring greater value.
Focus on what’s business-critical
A solid, continuous, and automated penetration testing or vulnerability management program allows the penetration testing consultant to focus on finding vulnerabilities that would cause the most damage to your organization.