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BreachLock vs Picus Security

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. Picus Security sells a platform that proves what attackers can exploit and what defenses stop. CISO Tribune files both under Breach simulation and automated pen-testing. 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 vs Picus Security: 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.comPicus SecurityPicus Security sells a platform that proves what attackers can exploit and what defenses stop.picussecurity.com
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.
  • Picus Platform[3][5][12][13]One platform that proves what attackers can exploit and what defenses stop.
  • Autonomous Penetration Testing[3][5]Runs autonomous agents that chain real attacks across the full environment.
  • Exposure Validation[3][5][11]Proves exploitability without firing an exploit.
  • Breach and Attack Simulation[1][3][5][11]Tests what security controls block and detect against attacker techniques.
  • Picus URL Filtering Testing Module[15]Simulates access to malicious and inappropriate sites to test URL filtering.
  • Picus Cloud Security Validation[16]Runs a continuous loop across the customer's cloud.
  • Picus Detection Analytics[14]Identifies which attacks trigger alerts and which are missed.
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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.The pages describe oil and gas operators with connected IT and OT environments as users of the platform. A football club with stadium, training, hospitality, and medical operations is a named kind of customer. The pages describe the Picus Platform as enabling organizations of all sizes to become threat-centric.
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Where they overlap

  • BreachLock and Picus Security are both filed under Breach simulation and automated pen-testing.

Where they differ, field by field

  • BreachLock's primary category is Penetration testing and red team services; Picus Security's is Breach simulation and automated pen-testing.
  • BreachLock is also filed under External attack surface management and Exposure prioritisation and CTEM.
  • BreachLock lists Breach360, Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), Attack Surface Management (ASM), Red Teaming as a Service (RTaaS) and BreachLock Cyber Security Validation. Picus Security lists Picus Platform, Autonomous Penetration Testing, Exposure Validation, Breach and Attack Simulation, Picus URL Filtering Testing Module and 2 more.
  • Picus Security was founded in 2013.

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: Picus Security

What Picus Platform does[3][5][12][13]
Picus Security sells one platform that proves what attackers can exploit and what defenses stop. Autonomous Penetration Testing is one part of the Picus Platform. The capabilities of the Picus Platform converge into one continuous validation loop, from attack surface to controls to exploitable exposures.
What Autonomous Penetration Testing does[3][5]
Picus runs autonomous agents that chain real attacks across the full environment to show which exposures are genuinely exploitable. AI agents run real attacks against the production environment, with guardrails the user controls. Autonomous Penetration Testing prioritizes exposures by validated risk and blast radius, then verifies the fix.
What Exposure Validation does[3][5][11]
Exposure Validation proves exploitability without firing an exploit, covering restricted assets that no live test can touch and CVEs with no public or safe exploit. Picus Exposure Validation prioritizes exposures based on exploitability, security control performance, and asset criticality.
What Breach and Attack Simulation does[1][3][5][11]
Breach and Attack Simulation continuously tests what EDR, SIEM, firewall, WAF, and other security controls block and detect against the newest attacker techniques. Picus Breach and Attack Simulation evaluates whether defenses block or detect attacks, including attempted data exfiltration.
What Picus Cloud Security Validation does[16]
Picus Cloud Security Validation runs a continuous loop across the customer's cloud. It scans core AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud services, then safely simulates real attacks against what it finds. Picus validates with read-only access and feeds validated exposures into existing CSPM, CNAPP, and security data tooling.

Questions about BreachLock and Picus Security

What do BreachLock and Picus Security 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. Picus Security sells Picus Platform, Autonomous Penetration Testing, Exposure Validation, Breach and Attack Simulation, Picus URL Filtering Testing Module and 2 more.
Are BreachLock and Picus Security in the same category?
They share Breach simulation and automated pen-testing. BreachLock's primary category is Penetration testing and red team services and Picus Security's is Breach simulation and automated pen-testing.
When were BreachLock and Picus Security founded?
Picus Security was founded in 2013.
Who are BreachLock and Picus Security sold to?
BreachLock describes PTaaS use cases such as preparing for an audit, launching a new product, or building a continuous penetration testing program. The pages describe oil and gas operators with connected IT and OT environments as users of the platform.
What have BreachLock and Picus Security 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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Picus Security full record

  1. [1]About usPicus Security · picussecurity.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Series b fundingPicus Security · picussecurity.com · undated page, accessed October 1, 2021 · Tier A
  3. [3]Picus Autonomous Exposure Validation PlatformPicus Security · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Achieve NIST Cybersecurity Framework Compliance | Picus SecurityPicus Security · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Autonomous Penetration Testing | PicusPicus Security · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Exposure ValidationPicus Security · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Email Gateway SecurityPicus Security · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Picus | Threat LibraryPicus Security · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Beyond Cloud Security Posture Management: Validating Cloud Effectiveness with Attack SimulationPicus Security · undated page, accessed October 27, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Trust CenterPicus Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]DPDPA CompliancePicus Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Why Security Control Validation is a must for every organizationPicus Security · published July 4, 2022 · Tier A
  13. [13]Security Control Validation for Detection ControlsPicus Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Cybersecurity Code of Practice (CCoP) 2.0 CompliancePicus Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]URL Filtering AttacksPicus Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Cloud Security ValidationPicus Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Oil and Gas Cybersecurity | Picus SecurityPicus Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Hong Kong Code of Practice (CoP) CompliancePicus Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  19. [19]Picus Security Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & FeaturesG2 · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier C

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