2026 WINNER · CYBERSECURITY STARS AWARDS
Cobalt · Human-Led AI-Powered Offensive Security
Most Innovative Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) Platform
Overview
Cobalt is a pioneer in pentesting as a service (PTaaS) and a leader in offensive security testing. The Cobalt Offensive Security Platform combines AI with elite human pentesters and the industry's largest dataset of real-world pentesting results. Every engagement is informed by more than a decade of proprietary exploit intelligence, enabling smarter testing logic, faster discovery, and more accurate validation of what is truly exploitable—not just what is vulnerable.
This is offensive security testing built for modern environments: always-on, continuously learning, and grounded in how real attackers operate.
Cobalt enables organizations to move beyond point-in-time testing and adopt a programmatic approach to offensive security that continuously adapts as environments evolve. By integrating the most capable hacker tools—constantly updated to reflect current threat actor tactics—and connecting directly into remediation workflows, Cobalt helps teams act on findings in real time and reduce risk faster.
Today, Cobalt has more than 500 pentesters in its Cobalt Core, supports more than 1,500 global customers, and facilitates approximately 5,000 pentests annually, representing more than 255,000 hours of testing and uncovering an average of 12 serious vulnerabilities per day. Organizations use Cobalt to gain ongoing visibility into exploitable risk and continuously strengthen their security posture as attack surfaces evolve.
Key Capabilities
The Cobalt Offensive Security Platform provides continuous pentesting capabilities across web applications, APIs, cloud configurations, internal and external networks, mobile applications, and emerging AI-driven attack surfaces. Its AI capabilities include AI-Powered Recon, AI-Powered Scoping, AI Pentest Assistant, and AI-Driven Insights, which help accelerate testing, improve remediation workflows, and provide organizations with contextual intelligence about their security posture.
The platform integrates directly with Jira, GitHub, Slack, and ServiceNow to streamline remediation and collaboration between security and development teams. Customers benefit from real-time communication with testers, transparent reporting, remediation validation, and benchmarking insights that compare exposure management maturity against industry peers.
Cobalt also enables organizations to scale CTEM initiatives through continuous testing models that align to software release cycles and dynamic infrastructure changes. Its Security Program Manager service helps enterprises coordinate large-scale offensive security programs and operationalize exposure management across distributed teams and environments.
How we are different
Cobalt differentiates itself through its combination of speed, scale, and expertise. The company enables organizations to launch pentests within as little as 24 hours, helping security teams validate exposures and respond to emerging risks faster than traditional testing models. At scale, Cobalt supports more than 1,500 customers globally and facilitates approximately 5,000 pentests annually, giving organizations continuous visibility into their evolving attack surface. Its platform is powered by an elite global community of highly vetted security researchers whose real-world expertise enables organizations to uncover complex vulnerabilities, business logic flaws, and high-impact security risks that automated tools alone often miss.
The company's approach is grounded in validated, real-world risk rather than theoretical exposure scoring. Every finding is tested and verified by security experts, giving organizations actionable intelligence they can trust. Cobalt's platform-centric model also provides customers with ongoing visibility into trends, remediation progress, and benchmarking data, allowing security leaders to measure and mature their CTEM programs over time.
Cobalt has been recognized as a Leader and Fast Mover for four consecutive years in the GigaOm Radar for PTaaS and has received multiple industry honors, including Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, SC Awards recognition, and Globee Cybersecurity Awards for PTaaS and CTEM innovation. The company's ability to combine continuous human-led testing, AI-powered workflows, and operational scalability positions it as a leader in helping organizations proactively manage exposure in an increasingly complex threat landscape.
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