NOMINATION HIGHLIGHTS

Cobalt is redefining offensive security through its award-winning Pentest-as-a-Service (PTaaS) platform, bringing together a world-class community of testers with an AI-powered SaaS model to deliver faster, smarter, and more scalable penetration testing. Trusted by 1,400 global enterprises, Cobalt modernizes pentesting by embedding it into the software delivery lifecycle—making continuous security validation a practical reality.

In the past year, Cobalt has delivered industry-first innovations that have transformed how organizations manage risk. The company launched enhancements to the Cobalt Offensive Security Platform, unifiying CVSS v3.1 and OWASP scoring to deliver advanced vulnerability analytics and automate retesting workflows. These capabilities help security teams instantly prioritize high-impact risks and accelerate remediation—turning pentesting results into actionable engineering tasks integrated directly into Jira, GitHub, Slack, and ServiceNow.

Cobalt AI-assisted reporting and benchmarking introduced in 2025 marked another leap forward. The platform now enables customers to measure their vulnerability trends and compare performance against industry peers, offering data-driven insight into how their security posture is improving over time. Meanwhile, its flexible delivery model allows pentests to launch in as little as 24 hours and retests to complete within 7 days, setting a new benchmark for agility and responsiveness in the industry.

At the heart of the company’s success is the Cobalt Core, a curated community of 450+ vetted pentesters with an average of 11 years of professional experience and a 5% acceptance rate. This elite talent pool conducts over 5,000 tests annually, uncovering more than 10,000 high-severity vulnerabilities and helping customers reduce risk faster than ever before.

The company’s impact extends beyond individual organizations to the broader cybersecurity ecosystem. By democratizing access to top-tier offensive security talent, Cobalt helps close the global cybersecurity skills gap. Its innovations in automation and reporting elevate cybersecurity from a technical function to a board-level discussion—empowering leaders to understand and act on real risk.

Recognized by GigaOm as the only Outperformer and Leader in PTaaS for three consecutive years and winner of multiple industry awards, Cobalt continues to lead the evolution of pentesting from a periodic compliance exercise into a continuous, collaborative practice that strengthens resilience, accelerates innovation, and builds digital trust across industries.