Penetration Testing

Here’s why AI pentesting will replace the bug bounty programs.

Artificial intelligence-powered cyberattacks could potentially be launched using Chinese AI firm Cyberspike's new Villager penetration testing tool, which has already been downloaded almost 11,000 times on the Python Package Index repository, according to The Hacker News.

Segment 1 - Interview with Jeff Pollard Introducing Forrester’s AEGIS Framework: Agentic AI Enterprise Guardrails For Information Security For this episode’s interview, we’re talking to Forrester analyst Jeff Pollard. I’m pulling this segment’s description directly from the report’s executive summary, which I think says it best: As AI agents and...

Attackers leveraged help desk impersonation and AI-assisted code in two real-world attacks.

The open-source framework enables AI agents to autonomously use more than 150 cybersecurity tools.

The MedusaLocker ransomware gang has taken an unusual step by announcing on its Tor data leak site that it is actively seeking new penetration testers to enhance its cyber operations.

Live from Black Hat 2025, Fortra VP of Product Strategy Rohit Dhamankar joins Matt Alderman to discuss how red teaming, AI-powered threat simulation, and continuous penetration testing are reshaping modern security programs.

Increasing cybersecurity threats against under-resourced U.S. defense contractors have prompted the National Security Agency to provide free pentesting services under its Continuous Autonomous Penetration Testing program to 1,000 organizations in 2025 after initially covering only 200 during its launch last year, reports Infosecurity Magazine.