A manual pen test costs $50,000. Intruder built an AI that does this in minutes.
Summary
GCHQ-backed British cybersecurity startup Intruder has launched an AI pentesting agent that allows manual pentesting to be performed in just minutes.
Key Points
- Intruder is a GCHQ-backed British cybersecurity startup that has developed an AI pentesting agent.
- This AI agent replicates manual penetration testing methodologies in just minutes.
- Manual pen testing can cost $10,000 to $50,000 and take several weeks, but AI can do it much faster and cheaper.
- Other AI-based security startups, such as Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview and xBow, are also gaining attention in the market.
- The goal is to close the gap between the speed at which AI finds security vulnerabilities and the speed at which organizations can remediate them.
Notable Quotes & Details
Notable Data / Quotes
- 50,000 dollars
- 10,000 and 50,000 dollars
- 13 May
- 120 million dollars
- March 2026
Intended Audience
Cybersecurity expert, corporate executive, AI developer