AI is quickly changing how companies defend themselves, and now YesWeHack wants to use it to speed up penetration testing.
The cybersecurity company has announced Agentic Pentest, an AI-powered service that tests web applications, mobile apps, APIs, and other internet-facing assets for security flaws. Instead of waiting days or weeks for a final report, YesWeHack says customers can begin receiving validated findings the same day testing starts.
The service supports black box, grey box, and white box assessments and is designed to identify common vulnerabilities as well as attack paths that could help an attacker move deeper into an environment. Customers can also have findings reviewed by YesWeHack’s security team before remediation begins, helping reduce false positives.
Of course, AI-powered security testing is becoming a crowded space. Plenty of vendors are promising faster scans and broader coverage as generative AI continues to reshape cybersecurity. The real question is how well these tools perform when they encounter the kinds of subtle business logic flaws and creative attack chains that experienced human pentesters often uncover.
Interestingly, YesWeHack doesn’t appear to believe AI can replace humans entirely. Agentic Pentest is integrated with the company’s existing bug bounty and human-led continuous pentesting services, suggesting it sees AI as another tool rather than a complete substitute for skilled security researchers.
The company says the platform is already being used by organizations including Dassault Systèmes and Sanofi, with support for internal testing planned for a future release.
As attackers increasingly use AI to find vulnerabilities more quickly, defenders are looking for ways to keep pace. Will AI-powered pentesting live up to the hype? We shall see, but it’s clear that more security vendors are betting this is where offensive security is headed.
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