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BreachLock vs Cobalt

BreachLock sells human-delivered, AI-powered and automated testing for attack surface management, penetration testing as a service, and automated pentesting and red teaming, integrated into the BreachLock Platform. Cobalt offers a full suite of offensive security services, from autonomous pentesting to human-led pentesting. CISO Tribune files both under Penetration testing and red team services. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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  • BreachLock
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BreachLock vs Cobalt: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
BreachLockBreachLock sells human-delivered, AI-powered and automated testing for attack surface management, penetration testing as a service, and automated pentesting and red teaming, integrated into the BreachLock Platform.breachlock.comCobaltCobalt offers a full suite of offensive security services, from autonomous pentesting to human-led pentesting.cobalt.io
What it sells
  • Breach360[1][4][5][6][7]Breach360 continuously tests a web and network attack surface and proves every confirmed finding with a working exploit.
  • Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS)[3]BreachLock PTaaS combines certified, expert-led penetration testing with agentic AI-powered acceleration.
  • Attack Surface Management (ASM)[3]BreachLock ASM continuously scans and inventories internet-facing assets, including domains, subdomains, IPs, exposed services, shadow IT, and third-party infrastructure.
  • Red Teaming as a Service (RTaaS)[3]BreachLock RTaaS combines human-delivered red teaming with modern technologies.
  • BreachLock Cyber Security Validation[3]The BreachLock Cyber Security Validation and Exposure Management solution set offers human-delivered, AI-powered, and automated testing for ASM, PTaaS, and automated pentesting and red teaming.
  • Autonomous Pentest[3][7]Complete pentests in 24 hours with proof of exploit on every finding.
  • Cobalt Sage AI[3][6][7]The intelligence Cobalt says powers every Cobalt pentest.
  • Secure Code Review[8]Human-led analysis of source code to find security vulnerabilities.
  • Internal Network Pentest[10]Testing of internal systems by Cobalt experts.
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Recent news
  • August 13, 2026BreachLock announced it was named a Sample Vendor in the 2026 Gartner Hype Cycle for Security Operations, in the penetration testing and red teaming as a service categories.[12]
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Who it fits
BreachLock describes PTaaS use cases such as preparing for an audit, launching a new product, or building a continuous penetration testing program. BreachLock positions its documentation for organisations that need to satisfy customer and third-party security assessments. BreachLock says it works with enterprises that want to go beyond compliance requirements. Breach360 reports are written for application security teams, developers, and executives.From its own pages, Cobalt sells mainly to security and development teams. Cobalt says customers use it to test critical web applications and APIs in production, AI and LLM-based applications still in development, and globally distributed networks segmented by location and business unit. Cobalt offers centralized management of parent and child organizations. Cobalt says its pentesting helps customers meet audit, regulatory and customer requirements.
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November 12, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Penetration testing and red team services is the primary category of both BreachLock and Cobalt.

Where they differ, field by field

  • BreachLock is also filed under External attack surface management, Exposure prioritisation and CTEM and Breach simulation and automated pen-testing.
  • BreachLock lists Breach360, Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), Attack Surface Management (ASM), Red Teaming as a Service (RTaaS) and BreachLock Cyber Security Validation. Cobalt lists Autonomous Pentest, Cobalt Sage AI, Secure Code Review and Internal Network Pentest.

How they differ

CISO Tribune files both BreachLock and Cobalt under Penetration testing and red team services as the primary category, and BreachLock is also filed under External attack surface management, Exposure prioritisation and CTEM, and Breach simulation and automated pen-testing. BreachLock sells Breach360, which continuously tests a web and network attack surface and proves every confirmed finding with a working exploit. BreachLock also sells Penetration Testing as a Service, Red Teaming as a Service, and Attack Surface Management, which continuously scans and inventories internet-facing assets. Cobalt sells Autonomous Pentest, which it says delivers complete pentests in 24 hours with proof of exploit on every finding, overseen by Cobalt Core pentesters. Cobalt also sells Secure Code Review and Internal Network Pentest.

The offerings overlap in autonomous and human-led penetration testing and in red teaming. BreachLock adds a continuous attack surface management product, with ASM findings feeding its autonomous pentesting and PTaaS. Cobalt lists code review, cloud configuration review and Digital Risk Assessment among its services. Cobalt sells credits in annual packages, and one Cobalt Credit represents the equivalent of 8 hours of offensive security testing. BreachLock sells ASM as a subscription with unlimited scanning across all asset types.

BreachLock says its pentests are conducted by in-house certified pentesters across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Cobalt says its human-led testing draws on 500+ vetted security experts in the Cobalt Core. Both companies map reports to compliance frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and PCI DSS. On August 13, 2026, BreachLock announced it was named a Sample Vendor in the 2026 Gartner Hype Cycle for Security Operations, in the penetration testing and red teaming as a service categories. Cobalt says customers use it to test critical web applications and APIs in production, and AI and LLM-based applications still in development.

What it sells: BreachLock

What Breach360 does[1][4][5][6][7]
Breach360 executes complex, multi-step attack scenarios from reconnaissance to kill chain execution, moving laterally and pivoting between systems. The customer sets the scope, approves every lateral move, and holds the kill switch. For web applications, Breach360 drives a real browser and uses multimodal reasoning to chain exploits across authentication and complex workflows.
What Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) does[3]
BreachLock sells Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) as part of its Cyber Security Validation and Exposure Management solution set. BreachLock's certified in-house pentesters test across web applications, APIs, networks, cloud environments, mobile apps, LLMs, and more. The BreachLock Unified Platform generates compliance-ready, executive, or technical reports mapped to SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and HITRUST.
What Attack Surface Management (ASM) does[3]
Attack Surface Management (ASM) is part of the BreachLock Cyber Security Validation and Exposure Management solution set. ASM runs continuously on daily, weekly, or custom schedules. ASM is subscription-based with unlimited scanning across all asset types.
What Red Teaming as a Service (RTaaS) does[3]
Customers can run real-world attacks and TTPs to evaluate security readiness with automated penetration testing and Red Teaming as a Service (RTaaS). The BreachLock Red Team as a Service (RTaaS) model tests the defense of an entire security ecosystem to assess and validate exposures against a mature security offense.
What BreachLock Cyber Security Validation does[3]
Cyber Security Validation puts highly automated, repeatable, and predictable security testing features into one platform. ASM creates a starting point for testing by identifying exposed assets and their most critical attacker entry points.

What it sells: Cobalt

What Autonomous Pentest does[3][7]
Cobalt Autonomous Pentest is overseen by Cobalt Core pentesters. Cobalt says it delivers complete pentests in 24 hours with proof of exploit on every finding.
What Cobalt Sage AI does[3][6][7]
Cobalt says Cobalt Sage AI is built on 13 years of expertise and informed by thousands of security engagements. Cobalt says it removes reconnaissance, scanning, triage and reporting work so human experts can focus on complex attack paths.
What Secure Code Review does[8]
Secure code review is described as human-led analysis of source code. Cobalt uses SAST and SCA for automated scanning and then manually reviews the output to validate findings.
What Internal Network Pentest does[10]
Cobalt says its experts use network scanning tools, exploit frameworks and manual techniques to find and exploit vulnerabilities in internal systems. Findings appear in real time on the Cobalt platform with remediation guidance.

Questions about BreachLock and Cobalt

What do BreachLock and Cobalt sell?
BreachLock sells Breach360, Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), Attack Surface Management (ASM), Red Teaming as a Service (RTaaS) and BreachLock Cyber Security Validation. Cobalt sells Autonomous Pentest, Cobalt Sage AI, Secure Code Review and Internal Network Pentest.
Are BreachLock and Cobalt in the same category?
Yes. Penetration testing and red team services is the primary category of both on CISO Tribune.
Who are BreachLock and Cobalt sold to?
BreachLock describes PTaaS use cases such as preparing for an audit, launching a new product, or building a continuous penetration testing program. From its own pages, Cobalt sells mainly to security and development teams.
What have BreachLock and Cobalt announced recently?
August 13, 2026: BreachLock announced it was named a Sample Vendor in the 2026 Gartner Hype Cycle for Security Operations, in the penetration testing and red teaming as a service categories.

About BreachLock

BreachLock sells human-delivered, AI-powered and automated testing for attack surface management, penetration testing as a service, and automated pentesting and red teaming, integrated into the BreachLock Platform. BreachLock pairs Breach360 autonomous pentesting with CREST-certified, expert-led testing on demand, available from a single platform. On the unified platform, ASM discovers what is exposed, Breach360 proves what is exploitable and how, and PTaaS brings in certified pentesters when compliance or complexity demand it.[1][3][4][5]

Breach360 continuously tests a web and network attack surface and proves every confirmed finding with a working exploit. Breach360 is trained on 40K+ real-world penetration tests. Breach360 executes complex, multi-step attack scenarios from reconnaissance to kill chain execution, moving laterally and pivoting between systems. Breach360 executes the entire attack, from reconnaissance to enumeration, exploitation and lateral movement, with live screenshots of every step. Customers can target Breach360 by IP, domain, hostname, app or API, and choose threat groups to mirror, attack intensity, and TTPs.[4][5]

For web applications, Breach360 drives a real browser and uses multimodal reasoning to chain exploits across authentication and complex workflows. Breach360 drives a real browser through logins, multi-step flows, and the business logic behind them, supplying credentials and MFA where needed. Breach360 generates PDF reports directly in the platform for executive and technical audiences.[6]

BreachLock PTaaS combines certified, expert-led penetration testing with agentic AI-powered acceleration. BreachLock's certified in-house pentesters test across web applications, APIs, networks, cloud environments, mobile apps, LLMs, and more. Every BreachLock pentest is conducted by in-house certified pentesters across the U.S., Europe, and Asia carrying certifications including CREST, OSCP, OSCE. BreachLock's autonomous penetration testing engine handles host discovery, port scanning, service and protocol enumeration, and initial vulnerability scanning and exploitation. Every finding that Breach360 surfaces is validated by a certified pentester. Every finding across ASM, Breach360, and PTaaS includes evidence, remediation guidance, and business context. The BreachLock Unified Platform generates compliance-ready, executive, or technical reports mapped to SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and HITRUST.[1][5][7]

BreachLock ASM continuously scans and inventories internet-facing assets, including domains, subdomains, IPs, exposed services, shadow IT, and third-party infrastructure. Starting with a seed domain, ASM investigates DNS records, MX records, CNAMEs, and certificate data to identify associated subdomains, IP addresses, and exposed services, including shadow IT. ASM runs continuously on daily, weekly, or custom schedules. ASM correlates an organization against threat intelligence feeds and public breach data to identify exposed credentials. ASM is subscription-based with unlimited scanning across all asset types. ASM scores and prioritizes vulnerabilities using OSINT, CVSS, and known breach data. ASM findings feed directly into AEV for autonomous pentesting and PTaaS for certified penetration testing right in the BreachLock Unified Platform.[5][7]

BreachLock's 100% in-house, certified pentesters test applications, networks, APIs, IoT devices, cloud assets, and LLMs. BreachLock application pentesting covers web, mobile, thick-client, and the APIs and code behind them. BreachLock tests external and internal networks, wireless networks, and segmentation controls. BreachLock cloud pentesting covers hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure, AWS, Azure, and GCP environments, containers, Kubernetes, and the control plane. BreachLock pentesting also covers AI and large language model applications, testing for prompt injection, data leakage, and integration risks unique to LLM deployments.[9]

BreachLock RTaaS combines human-delivered red teaming with modern technologies. The BreachLock Red Team as a Service (RTaaS) model tests the defense of an entire security ecosystem to assess and validate exposures against a mature security offense. BreachLock's red team tests a security team's readiness to defend against an actual cyber-attack by attempting to exploit security weaknesses just as real attackers would.[1][10]

BreachLock has been conducting continuous security testing for over five years and has performed thousands of penetration tests. BreachLock uses automated algorithms and supervised NLP-based AI models to refine its proprietary Pen Testing framework. BreachLock's framework automates routine tasks like report formatting, proof of concept integration, and consistency in vulnerability identification.[1][2][3][4][6][7][11]

BreachLock on the record

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BreachLock full record

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  2. [2]Overview of on demand penetration testing module in breachlock platformBreachLock · breachlock.com · published September 24, 2019 · Tier A
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  4. [4]Autonomous AI Penetration Testing | BreachLockBreachLock · undated page, accessed November 12, 2026 · Tier A
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Cobalt full record

  1. [1]cobalt.ioCobalt · cobalt.io · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Cobalt Introduces New AI Capabilities for Continuous PentestingCobalt via Business Wire · businesswire.com · published March 19, 2026 · Tier A
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  7. [7]Agentic PTaaS: Pentest as a Service | CobaltCobalt · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Secure Code Review Services | CobaltCobalt · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Pentest Pricing & Penetration Testing Costs | CobaltCobalt · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Internal Network Penetration Testing Services | CobaltCobalt · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A

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