What does Dreadnode sell?

Dreadnode sells AI Red Teaming, Web Security and Network Operations. AI Red Teaming: Runs automated red-teaming across machine learning models and multi-agent AI systems to surface security and safety risks. Web Security: Performs web application penetration testing using a library of attack technique playbooks to find and document vulnerabilities. Network Operations: Runs network discovery and Active Directory assessments using agents linked to attack-path analysis and command-and-control tools.

How does CISO Tribune file Dreadnode?

CISO Tribune files Dreadnode under AI model and agent security, with Breach simulation and automated pen-testing and Penetration testing and red team services as secondary categories.

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Dreadnode

Where Dreadnode appears on the record (3)

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In the vendor directory (3): AI model and agent security vendors · primary category
Breach simulation and automated pen-testing vendors · category
Penetration testing and red team services vendors · category

What the company sells

Dreadnode provides an infrastructure platform for building, evaluating and deploying security agents, covering AI red teaming, web application penetration testing and network operations. Its platform includes hosted evaluations, a model training and optimization pipeline, capability registries, managed sandboxes and observability tooling for agentic security work.^[2]

Categories: AI model and agent security (primary category)
Breach simulation and automated pen-testing
Penetration testing and red team services
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Website: dreadnode.io

Products and services

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AI Red Teaming^[2]
Runs automated red-teaming across machine learning models and multi-agent AI systems to surface security and safety risks.
Web Security
Performs web application penetration testing using a library of attack technique playbooks to find and document vulnerabilities.
Network Operations
Runs network discovery and Active Directory assessments using agents linked to attack-path analysis and command-and-control tools.

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 Dreadnode's categories, then alphabetical. A list from the record, never a ranking.

On ai model and agent security, Dreadnode competes with Promptfoo, AIShield, Alice, Asymptote Labs, Bay, Enkrypt AI, Fiddler AI, HiddenLayer, Knostic, Mindgard and 50 more.
On breach simulation and automated pen-testing, Dreadnode competes with Fleuret AI, Armadin, Assail, Cymulate, Horizon3.ai, Pentera, Picus Security, Reflex Security, SafeBreach, Promptfoo and 7 more.
On penetration testing and red team services, Dreadnode competes with Bishop Fox, Cobalt, Millennium Corporation, NCC Group, REDLattice, Fleuret AI, AccessIT Group, Beagle Security, Blue Mantis, Brinqa and 20 more.

References

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[1]Dreadnode v2 security agent infrastructure platformDreadnode · dreadnode.io · published March 24, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
[2]dreadnode.ioDreadnode · dreadnode.io · undated page, accessed November 6, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing

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Questions CISOs ask about Dreadnode

What does Dreadnode sell?: Dreadnode sells AI Red Teaming, Web Security and Network Operations. AI Red Teaming: Runs automated red-teaming across machine learning models and multi-agent AI systems to surface security and safety risks. Web Security: Performs web application penetration testing using a library of attack technique playbooks to find and document vulnerabilities. Network Operations: Runs network discovery and Active Directory assessments using agents linked to attack-path analysis and command-and-control tools.
How does CISO Tribune file Dreadnode?: CISO Tribune files Dreadnode under AI model and agent security, with Breach simulation and automated pen-testing and Penetration testing and red team services as secondary categories.

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