AI for security: Intruder launches a pentesting agent
London-based Intruder, a graduate of the GCHQ cyber accelerator, has launched AI agents that run security pentests for companies. The new agents replicate the full methodology of a professional human pentester, but work several orders of magnitude faster and at a much lower cost. A manual pentest traditionally costs $10–50 thousand, requires weeks of preparation and many days of execution. Now the AI handles it in minutes of automated analysis.
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Intruder has launched a neural network for penetration testing that runs security checks in minutes and costs far less than a manual audit.
Why is AI changing pentesting?
A manual pentest costs $10–50 thousand and requires weeks of preparation, but AI agents copy a tester's methodology and do the work several orders of magnitude faster and cheaper.
Why do we need AI agents for pentesting?
A manual pentest costs $10–50 thousand, requires weeks of preparation and coordination, and its results often go stale before the report is even read. AI agents do the same work several orders of magnitude faster and cheaper.
How does an AI pentesting agent work?
An AI agent copies the methodology of a human tester, but does the work several orders of magnitude faster and cheaper.
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Key Questions Answered
Why is AI changing pentesting?
A manual pentest costs $10–50 thousand and requires weeks of preparation, but AI agents copy a tester's methodology and do the work several orders of magnitude faster and cheaper.
Why do we need AI agents for pentesting?
A manual pentest costs $10–50 thousand, requires weeks of preparation and coordination, and its results often go stale before the report is even read. AI agents do the same work several orders of magnitude faster and cheaper.
How does an AI pentesting agent work?
An AI agent copies the methodology of a human tester, but does the work several orders of magnitude faster and cheaper.
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