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CyCognito
Where CyCognito appears on the record (37)
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- In the vendor directory (2)
- External attack surface management vendors · primary category
- External threat management vendors: who they are and how CISOs compare them · vendor guide
What the company sells
CyCognito sells a platform for external attack surface management that identifies and validates exposures across an organization's internet-facing assets.
CyCognito says its platform continuously identifies and validates critical exposures so that security teams can act where it matters most.
On discovery, CyCognito says it maps every asset through deep black-box discovery and keeps running reconnaissance as the attack surface changes. CyCognito states that its discovery requires zero input, zero seeds, zero configuration and zero onboarding. The company says it auto-attributes each asset to its owner, the business function it serves and the data it holds, and fingerprints the tech stack the asset runs.
On testing, CyCognito says it runs active security tests across the entire external footprint. CyCognito states that it runs more than 100,000 security tests across more than 30 exposure categories, including OWASP application weaknesses, authentication bypass, exposed data and injection vulnerabilities. CyCognito says it uses unauthenticated black-box techniques designed not to disrupt live traffic, modify data or require downtime. The company also says it tests whether WAF, API security controls, CSPM policies and authentication surfaces are present and behaving as expected.
CyCognito says it uses Target Graph to map business, security and stack context across all exposed assets, and that agents use it to orchestrate pentesting campaigns that chain attacks, deliver proof and adjust as the surface changes.
On prioritization, CyCognito says its prioritization considers asset attractiveness to attackers, business context, targeted threat intelligence and results from 100,000+ tests. CyCognito says its remediation validation feature automatically checks if a remediation attempt has been successful, and that its Remediation Planner tool builds remediation plans for organizations and their subsidiaries.
On customers, CyCognito publishes a case study on Asklepios, a healthcare conglomerate, which the page describes as operating a hospital network with 50,000 employees.
CyCognito's CEO and Co-Founder is Rob Gurzeev, who the company says has led the development of offensive security solutions for both the private sector and intelligence agencies.[1][2][4][5][6][7][8]
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- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, United States
- Founded
- Not established from our sources
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- Website
- cycognito.com
Products and services
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CyCognito Platform
A platform that automatically discovers, tests and prioritizes an organization's internet-facing assets and risks by simulating how an attacker would view the organization.
Competitors and alternatives
The other companies on our record filed under the same categories, category by category: first those that lead with that category and share more of CyCognito's categories, then alphabetical. A list from the record, never a ranking.
On external attack surface management, CyCognito competes with Attaxion, Censys, Hadrian, IONIX, Arctic Wolf, Bishop Fox, Bitsight, BreachLock, ConnectSecure, Cyble and 25 more.
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References
Every fact above cites one of these by number. Tier A is the company itself, a regulator or a filing; tier B is trade or business press.
- [1]CompanyCyCognito · cycognito.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [2]Cycognito secures 100m to accelerate next evolution of attack surface managementDark Reading · darkreading.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier B: trade or business press
- [3]CyCognito Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 24, 2026 · Tier C
- [4]Preemptive Exposure Management | ASM Leader | CyCognitoCyCognito · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [5]Qualys vs CyCognito | Qualy AlternativesCyCognito · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [6]Continuous Security Validation | AutoPT | CyCognitoCyCognito · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [7]Healthcare Conglomerate Asklepios Significantly Improves Risk Exposure with CyCognitoCyCognito · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
- [8]API Security: 2026 Guide to Threats, Challenges, and Best Practices | CyCognitoCyCognito · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
Last verified November 2, 2026. Our code found the quoted passage behind each fact on its source page when the fact was recorded, and re-checks every record against its sources each month.
Recorded September 27, 2026, expanded November 3, 2026 from the references above.
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Security leadership
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Questions CISOs ask about CyCognito
- What does CyCognito sell?
- CyCognito sells CyCognito Platform. CyCognito Platform: A platform that automatically discovers, tests and prioritizes an organization's internet-facing assets and risks by simulating how an attacker would view the organization.
- Who does CyCognito fit?
- From its own pages, CyCognito sells mainly to enterprise security teams that want to find and test their internet-facing assets. A case study covers a healthcare conglomerate running a hospital network. CyCognito says its testing covers attack surfaces with millions of assets and tens of thousands of web applications.
- How does CISO Tribune file CyCognito?
- CISO Tribune files CyCognito under External attack surface management.
- Where is CyCognito headquartered?
- CyCognito is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.
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