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Feb 2026
LOLBins Against the Machine: Reverse Engineering at Machine Speed
Purpose Attackers can utilize Living Off the Land Binaries (LOLBins) to execute commands, evade detection,...
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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

“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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Security Validation Advisory (SVA)

Our experts work with you to mature your exposure validation programs
Work directly with seasoned offensive security practitioners who guide and refine your exposure validation strategy. Our experts strengthen your adversarial testing program, helping define testing scope, set cadence, and interpret results to improve performance against defined KPIs.
Pentera advisors become an extension of your team.
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What SVA brings to your organization

Pentera experts add proven field experience and practices to your team

Security Validation Advisory (SVA) draws on insights from thousands of enterprise customers and decades of hands-on experience in penetration testing, red teaming, and offensive security consulting. Pentera advisors help organizations apply advanced security validation use cases and build scalable testing programs aligned to evolving threat landscapes and business priorities.
Benefits

Expert-led guidance for exposure
validation programs

Security Validation Advisory combines offensive security expertise, personalized program design, and global threat intelligence to help enterprises operationalize continuous exposure validation, align with CTEM, and mature their adversarial testing programs with confidence.

Advice you can count on
Advice you can count on
Advice you can count on

Access expert security advice. From strategy to execution, our team of red-teamers, pentesters, and IT experts makes sure Pentera works properly for you.

Personalized guidance
Personalized guidance
Personalized guidance

Receive recommendations specific to your goals, environment and defense posture. Leverage Pentera test results to get buy-in for your security initiatives and maximize impact.

Localized support
Localized support
Localized support

Access regional experts with deep knowledge of compliance frameworks, and security practices, delivering guidance in your language and context.

An open line of communication
An open line of communication
An open line of communication

Stay informed and share your feedback with a direct connection to Pentera’s world-class research, development and product teams.

A global perspective
A global perspective
A global perspective

Our advisors bring cross-industry intelligence – from financial services and healthcare to manufacturing and critical infrastructure – so your program benefits from what’s working at scale, without exposing any single customer’s data.

Enablement

Pentera Advisors as an extension of your team

Onboarding

Pentera experts lead guided onboarding sessions to establish validation scope, execution cadence, and analysis of results so teams reach steady-state operations faster.

Advisory

Pentera experts conduct ongoing reviews to analyze findings, adjust scope for industry-relevant threats, and align security validation with business goals.

Enabelment for services

Pentera Technical Advisors provide technical hands-on training and enablement sessions to upskill offensive security testing capabilities of internal teams.

Organizational functions and their value from Pentera

Maturity Model

Stage 1
AD-HOC
Stage 2
BASIC
Stage 3
MANAGED
Stage 4
ADVANCED
Stage 5
OPTIMIZED
Offensive Security
Automated, continuous threat validation at scale; better informed human testing where required
Periodic Manual Efforts
Automated Visibility & Awareness
Critical Business Coverage
Scheduled Driven Repeatability
Man & Machine Synergy
Blue Team
Leverage emulation to improve accuracy of & timeliness to detect/respond to attacker behavior
Reactive Detection
Known Threat Detection
Behavioral Detection
Correlated Defense Validation
Threat Informed Automation
Identity
Reduced exposure to unauthorized access & evaluate impact of privilege escalation
Policy Enforcement
Credential Risk Awareness
Privilege Risk Reduction
Identity Lifecycle Improvements
Automated Identity Governance
Vulnerability Management
Make intelligent decisions to remediate proven exposures from validated attack chain dependencies
CVSS-Based Ranking
Impact Based Prioritization
Integrated Remediation Tracking
Automated Risk Ownership
Continuous Resolution Assurance
Reviews

Customer Reviews

"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

Frequently asked questions

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No. SVA complements Pentera’s Exposure Validation platform. It provides expert guidance to help you get more value from the platform and run a more effective validation program.

SVA is an advisory and enablement service focused on helping teams design, operate, and continuously improve their exposure validation programs.

Security leaders, architects, and practitioners who are responsible for operating and evolving security validation programs typically engage with our Security Validation Advisory teams.

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