Technology 05 · Pentera · Automated security validation
Security validation: continuously test what is truly exploitable
Fixing everything is out of reach, and a vulnerability is not necessarily an exposure. Pentera runs real attacks, safely for production, across internal, external and cloud surfaces. You know what is truly exploitable, and you fix what matters first.
AI-powered attacks, AI-powered defence
Attackers chain weaknesses automatically. Test yourself at the same pace
An annual penetration test gives a snapshot that quickly goes out of date: every new system, privileged account or vulnerability changes the exposure. Against attackers who automate reconnaissance and exploitation, validation has to be continuous, automated and powered by AI.
48,448Vulnerabilities (CVEs) published in 2025, fewer than 6% of which are actually exploited
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+89%Increase in operations by adversaries using AI, in one year
What AI changes on the attacker side
- Automated reconnaissance and exploitation, at scale
- Vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and stolen credentials chained into attack paths
- Internal AI applications become a new attack surface: prompt injection, data leakage, guardrail bypass
How AI strengthens defence
- An autonomous attack engine combining deterministic techniques and dynamic AI‑based attacks
- Thousands of vectors tested every day, agentless and safe for production
- AI red teaming: testing of AI usage (prompt injection, exfiltration, guardrail bypass)
- Automatic re‑verification of every fix, with evidence usable in audits
FEATURES
The whole attack surface, seen through an attacker's eyes
Internal network
- Exploitable vulnerabilities and risky configurations
- Weak or exposed credentials
- Attack paths mapped to MITRE ATT&CK
External surface
- Exposed assets seen the way an attacker sees them
- Web applications (OWASP Top 10)
- Alerts on critical vulnerabilities
Cloud
- Cloud‑specific attack vectors
- Movement between cloud and internal sites
- Exposed secrets
Ransomware emulation
- Full attack replayed, from initial access to encryption and exfiltration
- Behaviour of real threat groups
- EDR / XDR validation
Leaked credentials
- Stolen credentials collected on the dark web
- Tested against exposed assets
- Cross‑checked with Active Directory
Managed remediation
- Prioritisation by exploitability and impact
- Tickets in existing tools (ServiceNow, Jira…)
- Signed human penetration tests for audit and compliance
HOW IT WORKS
A continuous improvement cycle
- TestAutomated attacks on the internal, external and cloud perimeter
- PrioritiseThe truly exploitable paths, ranked by impact
- FixAction plan and remediation with internal teams
- RevalidateAutomatic re-test and maturity indicators presented to management
HOW WE SUPPORT YOU
From scoping to posture management
Scoping
- Workshop on perimeter and objectives
- Choice of the right modules
- Planning of test campaigns
Set‑up
- Probe installation and first tests
- Administrator training
- Gradual roll‑out: headquarters, servers, remote sites
Long‑term follow‑up
- Quarterly cycle with monthly check‑in
- Support with analysis and remediation
- Results presented to management, auditors and insurers