REPORT
AI & Pentesting Pulse 2026: The 6 things elite security teams do differently to close the risk gap
REPORT
AI & Pentesting Pulse 2026: The 6 things elite security teams do differently to close the risk gap

AI Pentesting

The AI Pentesting Pulse: Decoding the 2.7x Risk Multiplier in LLM Deployments

June 25, 2026
Est Read Time: 6 min
Right now, the media and regulators are hyper-focused on frontier models being pulled back by the government for being...
AI Pentesting

We Built a New Role to Solve a Problem AI Just Made Harder to Ignore

June 11, 2026
Est Read Time: 3 min
The penetration testing landscape is changing fast. AI-assisted testing is compressing timelines. Continuous testing...
AI Pentesting

AI in Security: Real Capabilities, Real Limits – A CISO’s View

January 30, 2026
Est Read Time: 3 min
I’m sure we’ve all heard some version of the same question: “Can we use AI for this? What about that?” The hype is...
AI Pentesting

Four in a Row: Cobalt Earns Leader Spot in GigaOm Radar Report for PTaaS for 4th Straight Year

November 19, 2025
Est Read Time: 4 min
It's official—we are thrilled to be back for a fourth consecutive year as a Leader in the GigaOm Radar for Pentesting...
Modernizing Pentesting AI Pentesting

Is AI in Security Making Your Head Spin? Let's Find the Signal in the Noise

November 17, 2025
Est Read Time: 2 min
As a CISO, my phone hasn't stopped ringing. I’m sure yours hasn't either. The market is saturated with vendors pitching...
AI Pentesting

Amplifying Human Creativity: AI as a  Pentester’s Co-Pilot

October 9, 2025
Est Read Time: 3 min
AI transforms pentesting by enhancing creativity, accuracy, and efficiency, enabling human testers to...
AI Pentesting

Velocity vs. Vulnerability: Why AI-Generated Code Demands Human-Led Security

October 1, 2025
Est Read Time: 4 min
The appeal of AI coding assistants is undeniable. For engineering leaders and developers, these tools promise a future...
AI Pentesting

The difference between AI Security and Securing AI

August 12, 2025
Est Read Time: 4 min
Every industry is dealing with the new reality that AI agents and large language models (LLMs) can do things faster...
Cybersecurity Insights AI Pentesting

The Hidden Advantage: Why Experienced Pentesters Hold the Keys to a More Secure Future

August 5, 2025
Est Read Time: 4 min
Many in the cybersecurity world still grapple with understanding the dynamics of zero-day vulnerabilities and why...
Cobalt Core AI Pentesting