Enterprise-scale platform transforms offensive security from ad-hoc tests into a continuous, centrally managed program

Cobalt, the pioneer of penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and leading provider of offensive security services, has undergone a large-scale expansion of its Cobalt Offensive Security Platform to transform offensive security from ad-hoc tests into a continuous, centrally managed program. The human led, AI-powered platform provides the visibility, control, and efficiency needed to secure organizations—from code to company—at scale.

According to the 2025 Gartner® Innovation Insight: Penetration Testing as a Service report, “by 2029, organizations adopting PTaaS will perform penetration testing up to five times more frequently than those relying solely on traditional methods.” ¹

Traditional pentesting is fundamentally slow and inflexible, relying on fixed scopes and delivering findings via static PDFs long after testing concludes. This leaves development teams operating in the dark and provides only a point-in-time snapshot, lacking the scale and strategic value modern enterprises demand. This limitation is precisely why Cobalt built the Cobalt Platform: to replace the legacy model with a unified, strategic, and continuous offensive security program.

Cobalt helps organizations transform their pentesting program from a series of manual, disconnected tests into a single, optimized program. It provides the enterprise-grade controls, automation, and visibility businesses need to centralize their offensive security, from initial setup to final reporting. It includes:

• Pentest Planning and Calendar View: Efficiently schedules pentests to align with each company's needs, providing the ability to plan the assets they want to test and when.
• Integrations: Seamlessly integrates with existing workflows. The native integrations or workflow builder automatically connects with 50+ tools.
• Ability to Create and Manage In-House Pentests: Organizations can launch and manage in-house pentests within the Cobalt Platform. They can set up a pentest, invite their own pentesters, and analyze results in one place.
• Insights and Benchmarks: Tracks progress over time, benchmarks against peers, and identifies actionable steps to strengthen security posture.

“Enterprises are rapidly evolving beyond fragmented, project-based security approaches—they need a unified, intelligence-driven program that keeps pace with their threat environment,” said Sonali Shah, CEO, Cobalt. “Cobalt delivers programmatic excellence by bringing together AI-powered automation and elite human expertise. It transforms offensive security from a compliance checkbox into a continuous advantage, giving organizations the visibility to understand their risk posture in real time, and the speed to remediate vulnerabilities before they become business disruptors.”

¹ Gartner, Penetration Testing as a Service, 3 October 2025 - ID G00825820 By: Mitchell Schneider, Dhivya Poole, Carlos De Sola Caraballo, William Dupre, Eric Ahlm. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.

About Cobalt

Cobalt is the pioneer in pentesting as a service (PTaaS) and a leader in human-led, AI-powered offensive security services. We are focused on combining talent and technology with speed, scalability, and expertise. Thousands of customers and hundreds of partners rely on the Cobalt Offensive Security Platform, along with 500+ trusted security experts, to find and fix vulnerabilities across their environments. By enabling faster pentest launches, real-time collaboration with pentesters, and seamless integration with remediation workflows, we help organizations identify critical issues and accelerate risk mitigation so they can operate fearlessly and innovate securely.

Cobalt maintains an outstanding NPS of 9.12, reflecting its dedication to customer satisfaction. Read our reviews on G2 to see why customers love us. More at https://www.cobalt.io. Follow Cobalt on LinkedIn and X.

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