importantSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-09-17T16:20:53+05:30
CISO Guide to Agentic Pentesting for Web Applications
Agentic pentesting leverages AI to continuously test web applications, closing the gap between vulnerability exploitation and remediation. The guide emphasizes continuous, autonomous testing with proven coverage, audit trails, and governance to mitigate risks effectively.
Attackers now weaponize new vulnerabilities in about five days (Mandiant, part of Google Cloud). The median organization takes 43 days to patch one (Verizon DBIR 2026). A new free guide explains how autonomous AI agents are closing that gap, and what security leaders must demand before pointing one at production.
TL;DR
Exploitation is now the front door. It starts 31% of breaches (Verizon DBIR
*** END OF TRANSMISSION ***