Addressing the Exploitation Gap Through Threat-Led Penetration Testing

Threat intelligence alone is insufficient to close exploitation gaps as attackers leverage AI to exploit vulnerabilities faster than security teams can respond. Automated threat-led penetration testing (TLPT) is proposed as a solution to validate threats against real environments, reducing delays in remediation.

A leaked credential shows up in a criminal marketplace, or a vulnerability gets a disclosure advisory, and either one can be weaponized against a real target before most security teams have triaged the alert. Attackers are combining that kind of intelligence with AI-assisted exploitation to accelerate the path from exposure to breach faster than most security programs are built to react.

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