Tags Pentest RobotsUse Pentest Robots to automate repetitive (but necessary) tasks so you can focus on more creative, complex issues. Why Pentest Robots are rocket fuel for pentesters, not their replacementLet me say this from the start: full automation is the wrong approach for scaling penetration testing. The whole “machines will replace humans” view doesn’t sit well with us. It’s too simplistic and it fails to capture the complexity and depth involved in security testing and the larger information security ecosystem. So how come we launched pentest robots - an automation feature - at Black Hat Europe 2020?Author(s)Andra ZahariaPublished at10 Dec 2020Updated at17 Apr 2025
Why Pentest Robots are rocket fuel for pentesters, not their replacementLet me say this from the start: full automation is the wrong approach for scaling penetration testing. The whole “machines will replace humans” view doesn’t sit well with us. It’s too simplistic and it fails to capture the complexity and depth involved in security testing and the larger information security ecosystem. So how come we launched pentest robots - an automation feature - at Black Hat Europe 2020?Author(s)Andra ZahariaPublished at10 Dec 2020Updated at17 Apr 2025