Continuous Pentesting: From Discovery to Proof

Synack is a platform for continuous attack surface discovery, penetration testing, vulnerability validation, and security posture measurement. The platform combines AI-led and human-led testing in a single workflow. Discovery starts from known seeds such as domains, IP addresses, or cloud accounts, then continuously expands outward to identify connected assets. Discovered assets including FQDNs, IPs, applications, vulnerable ports, and known CVEs are surfaced in a live view of the attack surface. All discovered assets are organized into a persistent inventory with criticality ratings, tags, open ports, and vulnerability context, eliminating the need for separate spreadsheets or asset handoffs. From the same inventory view, users can prioritize high-risk assets and launch testing directly without exporting scope to another tool. Users choose between agentic AI testing for speed and repeatability, or human-led testing for deeper adversarial coverage. Both options run through the same platform and validation workflow. Testing duration and researcher model are configurable, ranging from focused five-day engagements to always- on coverage. Coverage Analytics shows where testing occurred, how much researcher effort was applied, and which assets were exercised, providing evidence of active testing activity. Validated findings include reproducible evidence, impact rating, severity, affected asset identification, and remediation context, going beyond scanner alerts or CVE identifiers. Between tests, an AI capability called Sara continuously tests suspected vulnerabilities for exploitability, with results verified by Synack Vulnerability Operations, keeping researcher effort focused on confirmed issues. The Attacker Resistance Score aggregates continuous testing activity into a single benchmark for security posture, indicating where defenses are weakest and tracking whether resilience is improving over time.