Pentesting

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Compliance penetration testing requirements, by framework
Compliance

Compliance penetration testing requirements, by framework

Introduction Your auditor wants your latest pentest report to close a control. That same week, a prospect's security team asks for the same PDF before they'll sign. The good news is that the penetration testing requirements behind both mostly agree on timing, and this guide to
Tristan Kalos
Tristan Kalos
17 min read
How to build a continuous pentesting program
Pentesting

How to build a continuous pentesting program

Introduction An unpatched flaw is now the most common entry point for a breach, at 31%, ahead of stolen credentials at 13%, and the median time to fix one has crept up to 43 days (Verizon's 2026 DBIR). So an annual pentest is always a step behind, and
Antoine Carossio
Antoine Carossio
10 min read
Race against the Machine: Can you match AI's pentesting time?
Pentesting

Race against the Machine: Can you match AI's pentesting time?

Race our AI in a series of pentesting challenges to try and beat its time.
Gwendal Mognier
Sanjana Iyer
Gwendal Mognier, Sanjana Iyer
3 min read
[Webinar] Doing More With Less: How Security Teams Escape Manual Work with Efficient Workflows
Webinar

[Webinar] Doing More With Less: How Security Teams Escape Manual Work with Efficient Workflows

Security teams are under constant pressure to do more with the same resources. Manual processes, fragmented tools, and inefficient workflows can slow teams down and pull focus away from what matters most. In this live webinar, experienced security practitioners share how they’ve escaped the constraints of limited resources by
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
1 min read
DAST vs Penetration Testing: Key Differences in 2026
Application Security

DAST vs Penetration Testing: Key Differences in 2026

Learn about the key differences between DAST and pentesting, the emerging role of AI pentesting, their roles in security testing, and which is right for your business.
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
9 min read
Top 10 Web Application Penetration Testing Tools (2026)
Pentesting

Top 10 Web Application Penetration Testing Tools (2026)

Explore the best web application penetration testing tools of 2026. Learn how modern pentesting solutions detect business logic flaws and scale continuous security testing, so security teams can support modern web apps with faster, more accurate coverage.
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
23 min read
Duck Store is Open for Business & Business Logic Vulnerabilities
Application Security

Duck Store is Open for Business & Business Logic Vulnerabilities

Explore Duck Store, a modern, intentionally vulnerable web app designed for security testing.
Gwendal Mognier
Alexandra Charikova
Gwendal Mognier, Alexandra Charikova
3 min read
Best Agentic Pentesting Tools in 2026
Pentesting

Best Agentic Pentesting Tools in 2026

Explore the best Agentic pentesting tools of 2026. Learn how modern pentesting solutions detect business logic flaws and scale continuous security testing, so security teams can replace manual pentests with faster, more accurate coverage.
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
22 min read
Agentic Pentesting: The Complete Guide to Get Started in 2026

Agentic Pentesting: The Complete Guide to Get Started in 2026

Explore this complete guide to agentic pentesting and learn how agentic pentesting architecture works, the key benefits it delivers, and the tools you can integrate into your security workflow.
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
16 min read
best AI pentesting tools
Pentesting

Best 8 AI Pentesting Tools in 2026

Explore the best AI pentesting tools in 2026. Learn how modern pentesting solutions detect business logic flaws and scale continuous security testing, so security teams can replace manual pentests with faster, more accurate coverage. Updated: August 2026
Alexandra Charikova
Antoine Carossio
Alexandra Charikova, Antoine Carossio
26 min read
Top Automated Penetration Testing Tools (2026)
Pentesting

Top Automated Penetration Testing Tools (2026)

Explore the best automated penetration testing tools of 2026. Learn how modern pentesting solutions detect business logic flaws and scale continuous security testing, so security teams can replace manual pentests with faster, more accurate coverage.
Antoine Carossio
Alexandra Charikova
Antoine Carossio, Alexandra Charikova
29 min read
How to Automate Your Penetration Testing?
Application Security

How to Automate Your Penetration Testing?

AI is revolutionizing penetration testing, transforming traditionally manual exploits, once spanning several days, into automated systems that can now handle reconnaissance, scanning, and fuzzing in a matter of hours. Automate your pentesting For teams that deploy every day Book a demo → Learn more "AI is already transforming pentesting. If
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
11 min read
The Future of Pentesting: Can AI Replace Human Expertise? ⎥ Jyoti Raval
Podcast

The Future of Pentesting: Can AI Replace Human Expertise? ⎥ Jyoti Raval

Discover insights from The Elephant in AppSec episode with Jyoti Raval
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
6 min read
What are the actual benefits of pentesting? Insights from Harsh Modi
Pentesting

What are the actual benefits of pentesting? Insights from Harsh Modi

This blog is based on our conversation with Harsh Modi, Senior Security Engineer at Bell. It explores what are the benefits of pentesting, and its real-world implications.
Alexandra Charikova
Alexandra Charikova
8 min read
Different types of penetration testing
Pentesting

Different types of penetration testing

Penetration testing, commonly known as pentesting, involves simulating a real attack on a server to assess its vulnerabilities against potential real-world attacks. While the primary goal is to emulate concrete threats, pentesting can extend beyond, offering insights into the potential consequences if confidential data were to fall into malicious hackers&
Alexandre Tang
Alexandre Tang
11 min read
GraphQL Pentesting: Thinking Outside the Box
Pentesting

GraphQL Pentesting: Thinking Outside the Box

The hardest part when pentesting any system is undoubtedly answering the question: 💡How should we think of that? What is meant is "how outside-the-box thinking works?", and "how is a pentester meant to think outside the box?". Although tackling this question might seem like a near
Karim Rustom
Karim Rustom
3 min read
GraphQL Pentesting 101: Part 2-Interaction Explained
Pentesting

GraphQL Pentesting 101: Part 2-Interaction Explained

A Pentester is usually expected to be a higher than average user in terms of interaction with an endpoint. For that reason, I decided to add an intermediary step between "Discovery" and "Exploiting" called "Interaction." This article is part of the series "Pentesting
Karim Rustom
Karim Rustom
5 min read
GraphQL Discovery: Pentesting GraphQL 101 Part 1
Pentesting

GraphQL Discovery: Pentesting GraphQL 101 Part 1

Recent statistics say that you have queried at least one GraphQL endpoint today. For me, as a Penetration tester, it is just a matter of concern, especially since high-quality Pentesting guides/articles are scarce online, which only signals that GraphQL security is still rudimentary. So I decided to start this
Karim Rustom
Karim Rustom
6 min read
Graphinder: lightweight and blazing fast GraphQL endpoint finder
Pentesting

Graphinder: lightweight and blazing fast GraphQL endpoint finder

Introducing Graphinder, a lightweight and blazing fast GraphQL endpoint finder, making penetration testing on GraphQL much faster ⚡️
Achraf Ait Sidi Hammou
Achraf Ait Sidi Hammou
2 min read