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“Pentera helps us prioritize what truly matters and gives us confidence we are covering our global environment continuously.”
“Seeing a domain admin account cracked in production changed how we view internal exposure.”
“Pentera helped us advance our red team and continuously improve penetration testing.”
“Pentera makes it easier to focus on what is truly exploitable instead of chasing long vulnerability lists.”
“In a complex, large-scale environment, Pentera delivers the speed and visibility security teams need.”
“Pentera amplified our team’s performance and delivered measurable value to upper management.”
"Pentera allows us to tailor testing to each service, reduce time and costs, and shift our focus from simply finding vulnerabilities to actively helping our teams fix them.”

Rubén Alonso | Head of Secure
Development Unit, Telefonica

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“I don’t think we’d be able to advance our red team without Pentera. If you’re looking to improve penetration testing, I would definitely recommend it.”

Owen Fuller | Cybersecurity Engineering
Manager, Casey’s

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The Pentera Platform

Pentera combines AI-powered adversarial testing, risk-based prioritization, and automated remediation into one workflow so your teams spend less time managing processes and more time reducing real risk. Replace fragmented tools with a unified platform that turns exposure into action.
One Platform to reduce exposure: Find what’s exploitable. Prioritize proven risk. Fix it fast.
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Pentera Platform snapshot
Exposure management from security
validation through remediation

Reduce cyber exposure across the complete enterprise attack surface with AI-powered adversarial testing. Test the security of your internal networks, external assets, cloud and hybrid environments in live production. Prioritize and fix exploitable security gaps based on proven business impact. Shorten time to resolution with integrated remediation workflows, and demonstrate measurable risk reduction through continuous re-testing.

Platform structure

The Pentera Platform automates your exposure management from find to fix. Instead of disconnected workflows, proven security risks found during adversarial testing move directly into Pentera’s automated remediation, ensuring your most critical exposures are acted on, tracked, and resolved all within a single platform.

How AI is infused into the Pentera platform

AI-driven adversarial testing and remediation

Embedded in the fabric of Pentera, AI shapes how users interact with the platform, how attacks and payloads adapt to changes in your networks or infrastructure, and how validated security findings flow from Pentera’s attack engines to analysis and remediation.

Deterministic Precision Meets AI Adaptability
Deterministic Precision Meets AI Adaptability
Deterministic Precision Meets AI Adaptability

Combine deterministic attack logic with agentic adaptability to adjust adversarial testing as identities, permissions, and configurations evolve.

Natural Language Interactions
Natural Language Interactions
Natural Language Interactions

Engage the platform in natural language to explore validated attack paths, query findings, and approve or stop execution within defined guardrails.

AI-Web Attack Execution
AI-Web Attack Execution
AI-Web Attack Execution

Run AI-generated payloads that adapt to application, identity, and discovered data context to validate real-world impact in production.

Security Insights
Security Insights
Security Insights

Aggregate validated attack findings across test runs to uncover exposure trends, detect regressions, and quantify reduction in attacker reach.

AI Without Sacrificing Data Privacy
AI Without Sacrificing Data Privacy
AI Without Sacrificing Data Privacy

Pentera applies a security-first AI governance framework aligned with ISO/IEC 42001 to maintain customer ownership, confidentiality, and integrity. Data is protected through hashing and encryption, with processing conducted in controlled environments. Data is never used for model training, and Pentera does not retain any data.

The Pentera Path to Risk Reduction

Exposure validation: From find to fix

Instead of spending hours turning findings into spreadsheets, tickets, and follow-ups, validated attacks are converted into automated remediation workflows. Your team knows exactly what to fix, can prioritize based on proven impact, and confirm that the risk is truly eliminated.
  • Ingest & Normalize
  • Deduplicate
  • Enrich
  • Prioritize
  • Assign & Route
  • Revalidate
Ingest & Normalize
Unify security findings
Consolidate findings in one dashboard

Aggregate validated security findings from Pentera Core, Cloud and Surface, along with alerts from your wider cyber stack, into a single, unified view.

Deduplicate
Consolidate overlapping records
Eliminate noise

Consolidate duplicate alerts to remove redundancy and reduce remediation noise.

Enrich
Turn data into actionable context
Clarify the full exposure story

Add proven attack context, affected assets, identities, ownership, and privilege scope, to provide the clarity needed for precise prioritization.

Prioritize
Focus on what’s exploitable
Focus on what’s exploitable

Prioritize based on proven risk, business impact, and SLA requirements. Move from severity-based prioritization to evidence-backed decision-making.

Assign & Route
Turn validation into action
Mobilize the fix

Automatically create tickets and route them to the right owners within their preferred workflows, with full context to drive action and track resolution.

Revalidate
Validate risk reduction
Re-test to ensure exposure reduction

Validate that the fix worked by re-testing and generate audit-ready proof of resolution for executives and compliance.

CTEM
Operationalize CTEM from end-to-end

Pentera supports every phase of the Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) lifecycle. The Pentera Platform proves what is actually exploitable, prioritizes exposure based on validated impact, mobilizes remediation through existing workflows, and revalidates to confirm measurable exposure reduction over time.

Integrations

Integrate Pentera with your wider security fabric

Pentera is the unified source of truth for security exposure, integrating across tools, teams, and environments to deliver a validated view of your organizational risk.

Pentera integration types
  • Security validation sources (Pentera Core, Surface, Cloud)
  • Cloud and infrastructure security tools
  • Application and code security tools
  • External attack surface tools
  • Identity, directory, and single sign-on (SSO) providers
  • Ticketing and workflow systems
  • Environment and platform services
  • Bring-your-own data sources
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Compliance

Validated proof for audit and compliance

Pentera strengthens compliance programs by validating security controls against real attack scenarios and documenting control performance across environments. The Pentera platform delivers clear, evidence-based reporting in support of regulatory and framework requirements.

  • PCI DSS v4.0 and the updated SAQs
  • SOC 2 (System and Organization Controls)
  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • NIST (SP 800-53, SP 800-171 and NIST CSF)
  • CMMC / DFARS (via NIST 800-171 alignment)
  • DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act)
  • NIS2 (EU Network and Information Security directive)
  • GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
  • CIS Controls and Benchmarks (Center for Internet Security)
  • HIPAA (healthcare / PHI security requirements)
  • GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act)
  • FedRAMP (supports FedRAMP penetration-test guidance and evidence workflows; not a FedRAMP authorization claim)
  • Other internal or sector-specific requirements
Pentera maps validated findings to controls and records runs, revalidation results, and control responses. Pentera does not certify compliance or claim FedRAMP authorization.
Exposure by role

One Platform. Multiple Stakeholders.

Pentera transforms validated attack execution into actionable intelligence for every security function. From executives tracking exposure trends to practitioners validating controls and remediation, a single source of validated attack evidence aligns teams around real, proven risk.

Vulnerability Management teams
Vulnerability Management teams
Vulnerability Management teams
  • Cut through vulnerability noise and focus only on what is truly exploitable
  • Improve SLA performance by eliminating false-priorities
  • Demonstrate measurable risk reduction over time
SOC managers and blue teams
SOC managers and blue teams
SOC managers and blue teams
  • Know where attackers can bypass your security and what to fix
  • Continuously strengthen security control performance 
  • Improve MTTD and MTTR against real attacks
Red teams and Pentesters
Red teams and Pentesters
Red teams and Pentesters
  • Pentest your environments on-demand
  • Increase testing coverage without adding headcount
  • Automate repeatable testing so you can focus on high-impact scenarios
CISO and Security Executives
CISO and Security Executives
CISO and Security Executives
  • Translate validated exposure into clear, measurable business risk
  • Assess if your security investments are reducing your breach risk
  • Demonstrate exposure reduction and stronger cyber resilience over time
Compliance and Governance Teams
Compliance and Governance Teams
Compliance and Governance Teams
  • Stay prepared with repeatable validation and re-testing
  • Map test findings to regulatory and framework requirements
  • Provide audit-ready evidence of control testing
Cloud Security Architects and Engineers
Cloud Security Architects and Engineers
Cloud Security Architects and Engineers
  • Find the cloud weaknesses attackers can actually exploit and chain together
  • Prioritize the issues that lead to escalation and compromise
  • Fix with confidence by validating remediation
CUSTOMER REVIEWS

What teams see after running Pentera

"Pentera's password-cracking capabilities, which effectively test even complex credentials, allow us to verify that employee passwords are not only compliant but also resilient against modern cracking techniques."
IT Security and Risk Management
Telecommunications
"The best solution for automated pentesting. It's a very capable tool. It's fast and easy to use. Clearly readable reports are provided."
Cybersecurity Engineer
Aviation
"Thanks to Pentera, we have been able to identify key areas for improvement, apply mitigations and then quickly re-assess to validate the fixes impact. This allowed us to achieve a quick return on investment within our first few months of usage."
IT Security & Risk Management Associate
Manufacturing
“When Pentera came into our environment, we never imagined it would be possible to enumerate and crack a domain admin account - but once we saw it happen, our eyes were opened. It was a real “wow” moment.”
Richard Lee
Director of Cybersecurity
“Pentera Core accurately replicates real-world attacker techniques, providing a true picture of the organization's security posture.”
Director of Cyber Defense 
Financial Services
"Pentera has changed my executive reporting for the better. Being able to utilise Pentera to better explain the security controls and investments made by executives has improved my working life dramatically.”
Grant B.
Threat and Vulnerability Manager
“Partnering with Pentera was a great decision for our team. I don’t think that we’d be able to advance our red team along if we didn’t have that partnership there. If somebody is looking to partner with Pentera or find a way to improve their pen testing, I would definitely recommend checking them out. It’s just fantastic.”
Owen Fuller
Cybersecurity Engineering Manager
“Pentera enables us to efficiently conduct highly automated pentests on our hybrid networks and improve our overall security posture. Due to the high efficiency of Pentera, we are able to deliver security assessments with a low headcount.”
IT Security and Risk Management
Manufacturing
"Great pentesting tool to protect your company. It allows us to compare and remediate vulnerabilities. It gives us a perspective of how secure our systems are and what to improve on.”
Information Security Manager
Financial Services
“Best security tool to improve the security posture of your organization. Over the years, it has proven to be a great and essential tool to manage and test our security posture.”
SOC Manager
Consumer Goods
“Pentera makes security easy. It gives me the ability to validate all of my security posture in one application.”
Andrew H.
Chief Executive Officer, Managed Security Services
"The AD assessment keeps us at the best level of user passwords as we communicate and help users to set strong passwords. We do like that there is a "how to" to reinforce our security posture based on Pentera capabilities."
IT Security & Risk Management Associate
Telecommunications
“Pentera makes it easier to address the most important issues instead of overwhelming teams with massive lists of vulnerabilities. Pentera significantly helped us identify security findings quickly, including password vulnerabilities in Active Directory. We were able to address these and pass them on to the appropriate support teams.”
Andreas Melzer
Head of Security
"We have evaluated multiple products and Pentera's came on-top. The deployment was very quick and straightforward. We were able to see valuable results right away. We also saw cost reductions in ongoing red-team efforts."
Dr. InfoSec
IT Services
“In higher ed, we’re dealing with decentralized IT, thousands of endpoints, and constant change. Pentera helped us see which vulnerabilities were actually exploitable across campus networks instead of chasing every CVE. That shift alone changed how we prioritize remediation.”
Information Security Manager
Higher Education
“What I love the most about it is that it carries out complete VAPTs with the utmost simplicity, and by analyzing the vulnerabilities, proposes the necessary remediations in a clear and timely manner.”
Alfio S.
Cybersecurity Analyst, Financial Services
"Pentera's pentesting software is a must have tool for any IT Security team!"
IT Security and Risk Management
Energy and Utilities
“All the achievements Pentera gets are actionable! No more asking IT Admins and Developers to patch things that can be exploited in your environment. It brings agility to your vulnerability/exploitability management processes. New exploits are released with every new version and seems to be up to pace with current trends.”
Raphael R.
SOC Manager, Financial Services
"Capabilities such as the ransomware emulation test help us assess the effectiveness of our EDR and other security solutions. All the findings and vulnerabilities were presented in a detailed and easily understandable manner. This allows us to determine which vulnerabilities require priority attention."
IT Security & Risk Management Associate
Telecommunications
“We already had vulnerability management in place. What Pentera gave us was visibility into real attack paths in our hybrid environment. Seeing what was truly exploitable, and then revalidating after remediation, made our risk discussions a lot more concrete.”
Cybersecurity Risk Manager
Insurance
"The ability of the tools to lessen the time of penetration testing versus the manual way. The validation has unique features that most VA doesn't have. With this tools, you can manage at ease and implement and deploy the software in just a few hours.”
Regidor R.
Lead System Engineer, Manufacturing
“We assumed our security controls would block most realistic attack paths. Pentera showed us how an attacker could move from a low privilege foothold to privilege escalation and lateral movement across critical systems. Being able to emulate ransomware scenarios safely in production made the gaps impossible to ignore.”
Director of Cybersecurity
State Government
"This solution exceeds our expectations in terms of visibility and demonstration. It allows us to correct exploitable flaws and write our action plans easily. Configuration is easy, reports are comprehensive, and actions to take are well documented."
Head of Security and Architecture
Healthcare and Biotech industry
“Our logistics infrastructure runs 24/7, so we can’t rely on downtime heavy testing. Pentera allowed us to emulate real world attack scenarios against operational systems and confirm whether our defenses would actually prevent disruption.”
IT Security Manager
Global Logistics Company
“The platform provides clear visibility into our security posture through continuous, realistic attack simulations, helping us identify and prioritize real risks. It is stable, easy to operate, and delivers ongoing value beyond traditional pt.”
IT Associate
Construction
“Pentera became a performance amplifier for our team, allowing us to deliver significant value to upper management with a small, condensed team. The wow moment for me with Pentera was the savings around the ransomware modules—we’re now saving millions of dollars every time we run a ransomware test.”
Shawn Baird
Director
"Peace of mind! Pentera brings continuous visibility and valuable insights. In addition to constantly updating its innovative platform, Pentera has a partner attitude in its DNA and works closely with customers to improve its products."
João Paulo T.
Information Security Manager
"We are very satisfied: asset compliance is regularly verified as well as our resilience to new attacks."
Chief Information Security Officer
Real Estate
“Pentera solves the problem of identifying and prioritizing security vulnerabilities by automating penetration testing and providing continuous security validation. This benefits us by ensuring that we can detect and address critical threats in real-time, enhancing our overall security posture and efficiency in remediation efforts.”
Rubén L.
Security Analyst and Pentester
“In an environment defined by complexity, scale, and constant attack possibilities, Pentera delivers the speed and visibility security teams need.”
João Paulo Talvo de Carvalho
Azul Airlines
​​"This tool made my day 100X quicker. Using Pentera allows me to shorten the time it takes to assess my customers from weeks to days, it's irreplaceable in our workload.”
Jordan G.
Security Consultant, Cybersecurity Services
"Best Automated Security Validation Solution In The Market! Pentera’s automated security validation platform is extremely intelligent and simplifies operations significantly."
IT Cybersecurity Analyst
Energy and Utilities
"The innovative solution to take IT security to a new level. Pentera is an easy-to-use but powerful and necessary IT security solution.”
Head of IT Security
Internet Services
"Gain visibility and remediation of weaknesses before an attacker has a chance to!״
Security Engineer
Enterprise
“Providing even small Teams with the means of finding and prioritizing relevant attack paths and remediation measures.”
Information Security Lead
Retail
"This automated red team activity saved us! it helps detect vulnerabilities we never thought existed in our network and it challenges our security systems on a regular basis so we are always on top of things."
Systems Team Leader
Healthcare and Biotech
"Pentera is easy to use, and unlike other products it allows you to validate vulnerabilities in production without fear. Pentera allows you to save time by obtaining effective results.”
Information Security Manager
Healthcare
“Fully automated pentesting solution with attack scenarios, proof of concept, non destructive and with automated cleanup. I would never change that solution for another one!”
Director, IT Security and Risk Management
Healthcare and Biotech
"With Pentera, you can emulate ransomware in your business environment in a safe manner. This is what our organization was looking for.”
Cybersecurity Risk Manager
Banking
"Our experience with Pentera has been very positive. The platform has allowed us to move from occasional, highly manual penetration tests to a more continuous and automated validation of our security controls. It provides realistic attack paths, and helps us demonstrate our security posture to both technical teams and management."
IT Security & Risk Management Associate
Telecommunications
"Pentesting Just Got Better with Penetra! The time it saves versus the manual way. We were able to run more scans and spend less. The features are great and the support is very likely responsive.”
Raymond C.
Systems Engineer
“We run complex multi cloud and CI/CD environments, and assumptions break fast at that scale. Pentera identified exploitable attack chains in production that traditional scanning never surfaced. That level of continuous validation is now part of our release confidence.”
Head of Security Engineering
Global Technology Company
“I love the fact that everything is automated and can be scheduled to our liking make it very easy to use continuously. The wide range of scenarios and how customizable they are allow to cover a lot of use cases easily is also very appreciable. The attack path for every achievement/exploit is always detailed, with references to security standards/remediation steps helping us a lot in understanding what we have to do to fix the vulnerabilities/misconfigurations in our environment.”
Cybersecurity Engineer
Manufacturing
"Pentera's password-cracking capabilities, which effectively test even complex credentials, allow us to verify that employee passwords are not only compliant but also resilient against modern cracking techniques."
IT Security and Risk Management
Telecommunications
"The best solution for automated pentesting. It's a very capable tool. It's fast and easy to use. Clearly readable reports are provided."
Cybersecurity Engineer
Aviation
"Thanks to Pentera, we have been able to identify key areas for improvement, apply mitigations and then quickly re-assess to validate the fixes impact. This allowed us to achieve a quick return on investment within our first few months of usage."
IT Security & Risk Management Associate
Manufacturing
“When Pentera came into our environment, we never imagined it would be possible to enumerate and crack a domain admin account - but once we saw it happen, our eyes were opened. It was a real “wow” moment.”
Richard Lee
Director of Cybersecurity
“Pentera Core accurately replicates real-world attacker techniques, providing a true picture of the organization's security posture.”
Director of Cyber Defense 
Financial Services
"Pentera has changed my executive reporting for the better. Being able to utilise Pentera to better explain the security controls and investments made by executives has improved my working life dramatically.”
Grant B.
Threat and Vulnerability Manager
“Partnering with Pentera was a great decision for our team. I don’t think that we’d be able to advance our red team along if we didn’t have that partnership there. If somebody is looking to partner with Pentera or find a way to improve their pen testing, I would definitely recommend checking them out. It’s just fantastic.”
Owen Fuller
Cybersecurity Engineering Manager
“Pentera enables us to efficiently conduct highly automated pentests on our hybrid networks and improve our overall security posture. Due to the high efficiency of Pentera, we are able to deliver security assessments with a low headcount.”
IT Security and Risk Management
Manufacturing
"Great pentesting tool to protect your company. It allows us to compare and remediate vulnerabilities. It gives us a perspective of how secure our systems are and what to improve on.”
Information Security Manager
Financial Services
“Best security tool to improve the security posture of your organization. Over the years, it has proven to be a great and essential tool to manage and test our security posture.”
SOC Manager
Consumer Goods
“Pentera makes security easy. It gives me the ability to validate all of my security posture in one application.”
Andrew H.
Chief Executive Officer, Managed Security Services
"The AD assessment keeps us at the best level of user passwords as we communicate and help users to set strong passwords. We do like that there is a "how to" to reinforce our security posture based on Pentera capabilities."
IT Security & Risk Management Associate
Telecommunications
“Pentera makes it easier to address the most important issues instead of overwhelming teams with massive lists of vulnerabilities. Pentera significantly helped us identify security findings quickly, including password vulnerabilities in Active Directory. We were able to address these and pass them on to the appropriate support teams.”
Andreas Melzer
Head of Security
"We have evaluated multiple products and Pentera's came on-top. The deployment was very quick and straightforward. We were able to see valuable results right away. We also saw cost reductions in ongoing red-team efforts."
Dr. InfoSec
IT Services
“In higher ed, we’re dealing with decentralized IT, thousands of endpoints, and constant change. Pentera helped us see which vulnerabilities were actually exploitable across campus networks instead of chasing every CVE. That shift alone changed how we prioritize remediation.”
Information Security Manager
Higher Education
“What I love the most about it is that it carries out complete VAPTs with the utmost simplicity, and by analyzing the vulnerabilities, proposes the necessary remediations in a clear and timely manner.”
Alfio S.
Cybersecurity Analyst, Financial Services
"Pentera's pentesting software is a must have tool for any IT Security team!"
IT Security and Risk Management
Energy and Utilities
“All the achievements Pentera gets are actionable! No more asking IT Admins and Developers to patch things that can be exploited in your environment. It brings agility to your vulnerability/exploitability management processes. New exploits are released with every new version and seems to be up to pace with current trends.”
Raphael R.
SOC Manager, Financial Services
"Capabilities such as the ransomware emulation test help us assess the effectiveness of our EDR and other security solutions. All the findings and vulnerabilities were presented in a detailed and easily understandable manner. This allows us to determine which vulnerabilities require priority attention."
IT Security & Risk Management Associate
Telecommunications
“We already had vulnerability management in place. What Pentera gave us was visibility into real attack paths in our hybrid environment. Seeing what was truly exploitable, and then revalidating after remediation, made our risk discussions a lot more concrete.”
Cybersecurity Risk Manager
Insurance
"The ability of the tools to lessen the time of penetration testing versus the manual way. The validation has unique features that most VA doesn't have. With this tools, you can manage at ease and implement and deploy the software in just a few hours.”
Regidor R.
Lead System Engineer, Manufacturing
“We assumed our security controls would block most realistic attack paths. Pentera showed us how an attacker could move from a low privilege foothold to privilege escalation and lateral movement across critical systems. Being able to emulate ransomware scenarios safely in production made the gaps impossible to ignore.”
Director of Cybersecurity
State Government
"This solution exceeds our expectations in terms of visibility and demonstration. It allows us to correct exploitable flaws and write our action plans easily. Configuration is easy, reports are comprehensive, and actions to take are well documented."
Head of Security and Architecture
Healthcare and Biotech industry
“Our logistics infrastructure runs 24/7, so we can’t rely on downtime heavy testing. Pentera allowed us to emulate real world attack scenarios against operational systems and confirm whether our defenses would actually prevent disruption.”
IT Security Manager
Global Logistics Company
“The platform provides clear visibility into our security posture through continuous, realistic attack simulations, helping us identify and prioritize real risks. It is stable, easy to operate, and delivers ongoing value beyond traditional pt.”
IT Associate
Construction
“Pentera became a performance amplifier for our team, allowing us to deliver significant value to upper management with a small, condensed team. The wow moment for me with Pentera was the savings around the ransomware modules—we’re now saving millions of dollars every time we run a ransomware test.”
Shawn Baird
Director
"Peace of mind! Pentera brings continuous visibility and valuable insights. In addition to constantly updating its innovative platform, Pentera has a partner attitude in its DNA and works closely with customers to improve its products."
João Paulo T.
Information Security Manager
"We are very satisfied: asset compliance is regularly verified as well as our resilience to new attacks."
Chief Information Security Officer
Real Estate
“Pentera solves the problem of identifying and prioritizing security vulnerabilities by automating penetration testing and providing continuous security validation. This benefits us by ensuring that we can detect and address critical threats in real-time, enhancing our overall security posture and efficiency in remediation efforts.”
Rubén L.
Security Analyst and Pentester
“In an environment defined by complexity, scale, and constant attack possibilities, Pentera delivers the speed and visibility security teams need.”
João Paulo Talvo de Carvalho
Azul Airlines
​​"This tool made my day 100X quicker. Using Pentera allows me to shorten the time it takes to assess my customers from weeks to days, it's irreplaceable in our workload.”
Jordan G.
Security Consultant, Cybersecurity Services
"Best Automated Security Validation Solution In The Market! Pentera’s automated security validation platform is extremely intelligent and simplifies operations significantly."
IT Cybersecurity Analyst
Energy and Utilities
"The innovative solution to take IT security to a new level. Pentera is an easy-to-use but powerful and necessary IT security solution.”
Head of IT Security
Internet Services
"Gain visibility and remediation of weaknesses before an attacker has a chance to!״
Security Engineer
Enterprise
“Providing even small Teams with the means of finding and prioritizing relevant attack paths and remediation measures.”
Information Security Lead
Retail
"This automated red team activity saved us! it helps detect vulnerabilities we never thought existed in our network and it challenges our security systems on a regular basis so we are always on top of things."
Systems Team Leader
Healthcare and Biotech
"Pentera is easy to use, and unlike other products it allows you to validate vulnerabilities in production without fear. Pentera allows you to save time by obtaining effective results.”
Information Security Manager
Healthcare
“Fully automated pentesting solution with attack scenarios, proof of concept, non destructive and with automated cleanup. I would never change that solution for another one!”
Director, IT Security and Risk Management
Healthcare and Biotech
"With Pentera, you can emulate ransomware in your business environment in a safe manner. This is what our organization was looking for.”
Cybersecurity Risk Manager
Banking
"Our experience with Pentera has been very positive. The platform has allowed us to move from occasional, highly manual penetration tests to a more continuous and automated validation of our security controls. It provides realistic attack paths, and helps us demonstrate our security posture to both technical teams and management."
IT Security & Risk Management Associate
Telecommunications
"Pentesting Just Got Better with Penetra! The time it saves versus the manual way. We were able to run more scans and spend less. The features are great and the support is very likely responsive.”
Raymond C.
Systems Engineer
“We run complex multi cloud and CI/CD environments, and assumptions break fast at that scale. Pentera identified exploitable attack chains in production that traditional scanning never surfaced. That level of continuous validation is now part of our release confidence.”
Head of Security Engineering
Global Technology Company
“I love the fact that everything is automated and can be scheduled to our liking make it very easy to use continuously. The wide range of scenarios and how customizable they are allow to cover a lot of use cases easily is also very appreciable. The attack path for every achievement/exploit is always detailed, with references to security standards/remediation steps helping us a lot in understanding what we have to do to fix the vulnerabilities/misconfigurations in our environment.”
Cybersecurity Engineer
Manufacturing
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Platform FAQs

Answers to common questions about how the Pentera platform operates, how it runs safely in production, and how it fits into existing security programs.

Yes. The Pentera platform is designed to operate in live production environments using customer-controlled guardrails. These include attack throttling, customer-defined impact limits, emergency stop controls, read-only testing modes where required, and full audit logs for every test action. Customers retain control over when and how testing runs.

The platform runs attacks across internal networks (Core), external attack surface (Surface), and cloud estates (Cloud). These execution layers are coordinated through a unified agentic AI interface, with scope and timing defined by the customer, and results shared with Resolve for remediation and revalidation.

Pentera Resolve supports remediation operations managed by security teams. Results from attack runs are consolidated, prioritized by exploitability, assigned for remediation through existing workflows, and revalidated after fixes are applied.

No. Continuous Threat Exposure Management is a program framework. The Pentera platform supports CTEM by providing continuous adversarial validation that proves which exposures are exploitable and whether remediation reduces real attack paths.

AI is used to orchestrate and adapt attack execution under customer control. The agentic AI layer coordinates attack paths, adjusts execution as environments change, and maintains continuous operation, while evidence review and remediation decisions remain with human teams.

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