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Cobalt, the pioneer of penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and leading provider of human-led, AI-powered offensive security solutions, today announced the appointment of Joseph Brinkley as its new Head of Offensive Security Research and Community. In this role, Brinkley will lead the company’s global security research agenda, deepen collaboration with the Cobalt Core community of more than 500 pentesters, and help customers stay ahead of rapidly evolving adversary tactics.

Cobalt, the pioneer of penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and leading provider of human-led, AI-powered offensive security solutions, today announced it has been named both a Leader and Fast Mover in the 2025 GigaOm Radar for Pentest-as-a-Service. The report evaluates platforms on maturity, roadmap execution, feature completeness, scalability, and ability to support continuous offensive security programs.

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.

Cobalt, the pioneer of penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and leading provider of human-led, AI-powered offensive security services, today announced its recognition as a winner in two of the industry’s most prestigious award programs: the 2025 Top InfoSec Innovators Awards for PTaaS and the 2025 Cybersecurity Breakthrough Awards for Pentesting Solution of the Year. Simultaneously, Cobalt also celebrates CEO Sonali Shah as a 2025 Herizon Award winner by the Business Intelligence Group, which recognizes women who lead with vision, create measurable impact, and shape the future of work. Together, these accolades demonstrate the company’s role in setting new standards for speed, scale, and expertise in pentesting.

Cobalt, the pioneer of penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and leading provider of offensive security services, today announced new human-led, AI-powered enhancements to its Cobalt Offensive Security Platform, designed to enrich capabilities for both the Cobalt Core pentesting community and its customers. These advancements merge the efficiency of automated intelligence with the creativity and expertise of skilled security professionals. This strategic approach enables organizations to maintain their defensive edge against evolving and complex threats.

Cobalt, the pioneer of penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and leader in offensive security services, today released its State of Pentesting in Financial Services 2025 Report with new insights into how the financial services industry identifies and resolves serious security vulnerabilities. Cobalt pentesting data shows that the financial services sector is accruing security debt and a backlog of serious vulnerabilities. Although financial services firms have one of the lowest rates of serious vulnerability findings, they are among the slowest industries to remediate them.

Cobalt, the pioneer of penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and leader in offensive security services, is proud to share that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Sonali Shah as a finalist in the CEO category of the 2025 CRN Women of the Year Awards. The recognition affirms Shah’s influence as a growth-focused leader and her role in shaping the future of cybersecurity.

Cobalt, the pioneer of penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and leader in offensive security services, today released its State of Pentesting in Healthcare 2025. Drawing on a decade of pentesting data across 13 industries, along with survey insights from healthcare leaders, the report reveals a paradox: healthcare organizations are relatively strong at preventing serious vulnerabilities, but among the slowest to remediate them, leaving many vulnerabilities unresolved and sensitive data exposed for weeks or months.

Cobalt, the pioneer of penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and leader in offensive security services, today announced its recognition as a Sample Vendor in three 2025 Gartner® Hype Cycle reports: Hype Cycle for Application Security (July 2025), Hype Cycle for Security Operations (June 2025), and Hype Cycle for XaaS (July 2025). In each report, Cobalt is listed in the penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) category. According to Gartner, Penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) provides technology-led, point-in-time and continuous application and infrastructure testing aligned with penetration testing (pentesting) standards, which have traditionally relied heavily on human pentesters using commercial/proprietary tools. The service is delivered via a SaaS platform, leveraging a hybrid approach of automation and human pentesters (crowdsourced or vendors’ in-house team) to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the results.

Cobalt, the pioneer of penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and leader in offensive security services, today announced the release of its CISO Perspectives Report 2025: AI and Digital Supply Chain Risks. This report examines the results of surveyed security leaders who were asked questions regarding topics such as third-party software risks, concerns on AI, insider threats and the current mindset on offensive security strategies.

Cobalt, the pioneer of penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and leader in offensive security services, today announced the release of its State of LLM Security Report 2025. This new research reveals a widening readiness gap in enterprise security as the rapid adoption of generative AI (genAI) outpaces defenders’ ability to secure it. A staggering 36% of security leaders and practitioners admit that genAI is moving faster than their teams can manage, a sobering reality as organizations continue to embed AI deep into core business operations.

Cobalt, the pioneer of penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and leader in offensive security services, today announced a set of powerful product enhancements within the Cobalt Offensive Security Platform aimed at helping customers scale security testing with greater clarity, automation, and control. These innovations further the company’s commitment to deliver expert-driven, fast-to-launch pentesting, now with even richer data and streamlined workflows.

Cobalt, the pioneer of penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and leading provider of offensive security services, is proud to announce it was named Outstanding Offensive Security and Outstanding Pentesting from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM) at the 13th Annual Global InfoSec Awards, which takes place today in conjunction with the RSA Conference (RSAC) 2025. RSAC attendees can learn more about the Cobalt Offensive Security Platform at booth #4525 North at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Cobalt, the pioneer of penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and leader in offensive security services, today announced the appointment of Christopher (Tophs) Elisan as its new Director of Offensive Security Research and Community. In this role, Elisan will spearhead continuous innovation in offensive security practices and lead the Cobalt Core community of 450+ of the world’s best pentesters.

Cobalt, the pioneer of penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and leading provider of offensive security services, today announced its seventh annual State of Pentesting Report 2025, revealing that organizations are fixing less than half of all exploitable vulnerabilities, with just 21% of genAI app flaws being resolved.

Cobalt, the pioneer of the Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) industry and leading provider of offensive security services, today announced the appointment of Gunter Ollmann as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). With rich and diverse experience in cybersecurity innovation, Ollmann will lead Cobalt’s technology and services strategy, delivering AI-enabled offensive security solutions coupled with unmatched human ingenuity.

Cobalt, the pioneer of Pen Testing as a Service (PTaaS) and leading provider of Offensive Security solutions, today announced the appointment of Chris Essex as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Essex will be key to realizing Cobalt’s mission of becoming the leader in offensive cybersecurity services.

Cobalt, the pioneer of Pentest as a Service (PTaaS) and leading provider of offensive security solutions, today announced that research firm GigaOm has named Cobalt as a ‘Leader’ and ‘Outperformer’ in the Innovation/Platform Play quadrant of its latest PTaaS Radar chart for the third year in a row.

Cobalt, the pioneer of Pentest as a Service (PtaaS) and a leading provider of offensive security solutions, has expanded its partnership with Vanta, the leading trust management platform, to provide pen tests and offensive security solutions to Vanta’s 8,000+ customers. This collaboration helps companies establish security best practices to protect against the evolving threat landscape and enhance buyer trust through proactive security measures.