Automated Penetration Testing
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Automated penetration Testing Services That Keep Up With the Pace of Change
Traditional penetration testing is point-in-time, resource-heavy, and slow to scale. In dynamic cloud environments, with constant change and evolving threats, once-a-year testing just isn’t enough.
Beyond Automated Penetration Testing with Horizon 3
Autonomous Penetration Testing powered by Horizon 3 continuously simulates real-world attacks.
Identifying exploit paths, validating risk, and prioritising remediation.
Helping security teams shift from manual testing cycles to continuous, intelligent security validation that operates at machine speed.
FIND | FIX | VERIFY
Automated Penetration Testing, Built for Continuous Security Validation
Attacked-led Automation
Simulates real attacker behaviour to test lateral movement, privilege escalation, and credential abuse. Runs autonomously without agents or scripts.
Continuous Security Validation
Automates attack simulations across cloud, network, and endpoints. Validates controls and detects security drift as environments evolve.
Exploitation-backed findings
Identifies only exploited vulnerabilities with full attack paths. Prioritises by impact, exploitability, and remediation effort.
Executive and Technical Reports
Provides dashboards and reports aligned to MITRE ATT&CK and compliance. Tracks posture changes across repeated tests.
Secure by Design
Runs safely in production using read-only methods. No malware, payloads, or disruption. Fully automated and agentless.
Support Compliance
Validates control effectiveness using real exploits. Supports continuous, audit-ready testing for compliance programs.
Our Process
FIND
Automated penetration testing continuously finds real, exploitable attack paths across your environment. Horizon3 safely simulates real-world attacker behaviour to show what can actually be compromised, not just what looks risky on paper.
FIX
CyberPulse helps you fix the vulnerabilities that matter most. Findings are prioritised by exploitability and business impact, allowing teams to focus remediation effort on issues that genuinely reduce security risk.
VERIFY
After remediation, automated penetration testing verifies that fixes worked. Tests are re-run to confirm vulnerabilities are closed and remain closed, supporting continuous security assurance and audit readiness.
Use Cases Covered
Internal Network Pentesting
Identifies internal risks like weak credentials, data exposure, and misconfigurations. Simulates attacker behaviour to uncover lateral movement and ransomware paths.
External Network Pentesting
Runs autonomous external tests to reveal real attack paths. Validates critical risks with exploit-based evidence across internet-facing assets.
Kubernetes Pentesting
Continuously tests live clusters for RBAC flaws, container escapes, and misconfigurations. Uncovers chained risks across EKS, GKE, AKS, and on-prem.
Cloud Pentesting
Uncovers IAM issues and privilege escalation risks in AWS, Azure, and hybrid clouds. Simulates attacker pivoting to expose exploitable cloud paths.
Audit Your Password Exposure
Finds weak, reused, and breached passwords in Active Directory. Uses OSINT and breach data to reveal real cracking risks and prioritise remediation.
Vulnerability Hub
Prioritises exploited, high-impact vulnerabilities. Centralises findings, tracks fixes, and enables one-click retesting for faster resolution and reporting.
Industries We Serve
Finance & Insurance
Legal & Professional Services
SaaS, Cloud & Technology Providers
Energy, Utilities & Critical Infrastructure
Government, Education & Not-for-Profit
Healthcare & Aged Care
From Point-In-Time Testing To Continuous Assurance
CyberPulse helps you move from reactive, annual testing to continuous security validation — attacker logic, automated delivery, real-world results.
FAQ – Automated Penetration Testing
What is automated penetration testing?
Automated penetration testing uses software-driven tools to continuously scan systems, applications, and networks for exploitable security weaknesses. Unlike traditional point-in-time testing, it runs on a scheduled or continuous basis to identify vulnerabilities as environments change.
How does automated penetration testing work?
Automated penetration testing platforms simulate real-world attack techniques using predefined rules and exploit libraries. They scan for misconfigurations, known vulnerabilities, weak credentials, and exposed services, then generate reports with severity ratings and remediation guidance.
What are the benefits of automated penetration testing?
Automated penetration testing provides faster testing cycles, consistent coverage, and lower cost compared to purely manual testing. As a result, organisations gain near real-time visibility into their security posture, particularly in cloud, DevOps, and rapidly changing environments.
Is automated penetration testing as effective as manual penetration testing?
Automated testing is highly effective for identifying known vulnerabilities and configuration issues at scale. However, it does not replace manual penetration testing, which is better suited for complex attack chains, business logic flaws, and creative adversarial techniques. In practice, many organisations use both together.
When should an organisation use automated penetration testing?
Automated penetration testing is ideal for continuous security monitoring, frequent infrastructure changes, cloud workloads, and CI/CD pipelines. It is especially valuable between annual or biannual manual penetration tests to reduce exposure windows.
Does automated penetration testing meet compliance requirements?
Automated penetration testing can support compliance with frameworks such as ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and the ASD Essential Eight. However, most standards still require independent manual testing, meaning automation should complement, not replace, formal assessments.
Is automated penetration testing safe for production systems?
Reputable automated penetration testing tools are designed to be non-destructive and operate within controlled limits. Nevertheless, testing scope and intensity should always be carefully configured to minimise the risk of service disruption, especially in production environments.
How often should automated penetration testing be run?
Most organisations run automated penetration testing continuously or on a scheduled basis, such as daily or weekly. Additionally, it should be triggered after major changes, including new deployments, infrastructure updates, or configuration changes.
How does automated penetration testing fit into a broader security strategy?
Automated penetration testing works best alongside vulnerability management, manual penetration testing, incident response planning, and security governance. When integrated properly, it strengthens continuous assurance while reducing reliance on infrequent, point-in-time testing.
Why use CyberPulse for automated penetration testing?
CyberPulse delivers automated penetration testing as part of a risk-led security and compliance approach. We combine continuous automated testing with expert oversight to ensure findings are accurate, prioritised, and actionable.
Our automated penetration testing aligns with Australian frameworks such as the ASD Essential Eight, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and IRAP. This means results support audit readiness, not just vulnerability reporting.
In addition, CyberPulse integrates automated testing into cloud and rapidly changing environments. We reduce false positives, focus on real-world risk, and support remediation through advisory and managed security services.