About CyCognito
CyCognito sells a platform for external attack surface management that identifies and validates exposures across an organization's internet-facing assets.[4]
CyCognito says its platform continuously identifies and validates critical exposures so that security teams can act where it matters most.[4]
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.[4][5]
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.[6]
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.[6]
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.[5][6]
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.[7]
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][8]
CyCognito on the record