Vulnerability detection | Autonomous pentesting | Human expertise
Built by offensive security practitioners, Pentest-Tools.com gives security teams a unified place to test their defenses continuously, go deeper when needed, and prove what needs to be fixed.
2,000+ security teams in 119+ countries test their web apps, network, and cloud assets with us.
We battle-test our products to ensure:
✔️low FPs
✔️rich evidence (screenshots, attack replay, data snippets)
✔️solid reporting
Our research team proactively looks for new vulnerabilities and attack techniques to enrich our detection & exploits DB.
Unlike scanners that stop at detection or have a single approach, Pentest-Tools.com matches testing depth to the situation:
✔️control what gets tested, how & when with deterministic Scanning & Validation
✔️investigate web apps on-demand with autonomous AI Pentests
✔️bring in human-led offensive security services when business context, independent attestation, or custom reporting matter.
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Getting IBM to say “critical” and “thank you” in one report? Specter managed both.
Our autonomous pentesting engine found a critical vulnerability through IBM’s bug bounty program, and IBM acknowledged it publicly.
See how Specter works 👇
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You reported the vulnerability. The team says it’s fixed. Then you rerun the exploit that worked last week, it fails, and now it’s real. ✅
Not every fix gets that check. Sometimes “fixed” just means the ticket moved to Done. 😅
Where do you draw the line? Vote below.
#penetrationtesting #vulnerabilitymanagement #offensivesecurity
A finding gets fixed. What counts as proof?
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Specter has found valid vulnerabilities in U.S. DoD, UK MoD, Vodafone, Booking.com, and Sony infrastructure. 16 public thanks on HackerOne so far.
September also brought 13 new Sniper exploits, 99 new Network Scanner detections (56 critical), and blank-credential testing in the Password Auditor.
George walks you through all of it in the video. Full changelog 👇
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This week, Pentest-Tools.com is playing both sides. Legally.
At CyDEx26, the biggest Romanian cybersecurity exercise yet, more than 80 teams are in the range, and we have one team on red and one on blue. Leading the charge on our side: the four horsemen of ethical hacking.
Good luck to everyone in the range. Hold steady, check your logs... and don't accept any "wooden horses", right?
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One defense ministry could be luck. Two looks like method.
After the US DoD, the UK Ministry of Defence publicly credited Specter, our autonomous pentesting engine, for a vulnerability found through its HackerOne bug bounty program. Every finding came with evidence their team could reproduce.
See how it works 👇
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Only 51.2% of the 201 security and compliance practitioners Pentest-Tools.com surveyed believe certification continuously reflects their security posture.
See how your team compares. The survey is free to download, no personal data required 👇
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Thinking like an attacker has always been the job. Now attackers can download a model that never says no.
The Sidechannel tested an "abliterated" LLM: no ID check, and a seemingly functional keylogger on request. Our Cosmin Petrescu's advice for defenders: use the same models to find weaknesses the way attackers would.
The guardrails got abliterated. The craft didn't.
Full article below 👇
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Before any #penetrationtesting engagement starts, someone decides who does the testing. You, an AI agent, or a human #offensivesecurity team.
The honest answer usually depends on the calendar. #ethicalhacking
A web app lands on your desk. Who gets first crack at it?
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Sony just credited Specter, our AI pentesting engine, with finding a vulnerability through HackerOne. 🎯
See the acknowledgment: hackerone.com/pentesttools_specter?type=user
How AI Pentests works: pentest-tools.com/features/ai-pentests
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Pentesters' pockets are crowded places.
A scanner for the web app. Another for the network. A third for ports. Then an hour working out whether two findings are the same bug in different outfits.
So a Swiss army knife is where we fit. Quick jobs, deep jobs, one handle. Five years in, a G2 reviewer agrees.
Thanks for keeping us in your pocket this long. 🛠️
Many more reviews where this came from: www.g2.com/products/pentest-tools-com/reviews
#penetrationtesting #offensivesecurity
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