Strike Expands AI Testing to Infrastructure

At Strike, our Threat Emulations already enable autonomous offensive security testing for web applications and APIs. But an organization's attack surface extends far beyond these applications.

Servers, network services, edge appliances, and administrative interfaces can also become entry points for attackers. And assessing them requires more than identifying open ports or matching software versions to known vulnerabilities.

That's why we're expanding our AI Testing capabilities to infrastructure. Our AI agents can now perform offensive security testing against public and private IP addresses, from reconnaissance through exploitation and impact validation.

With this launch, we're bringing a new attack surface into Strike's Threat Emulations while staying true to our approach: going beyond identifying potential vulnerabilities to testing whether they can actually be exploited and understanding their impact.

From Reconnaissance to Autonomous Exploitation

An offensive security assessment doesn't end with identifying open ports or potentially vulnerable services. That information is the starting point for determining what to investigate and how to proceed.

Our AI agents begin by mapping the exposed attack surface: enumerating TCP/UDP ports, identifying services, products, and versions, and analyzing potential entry points.

Based on this reconnaissance, they prioritize services according to their exposure and potential impact, correlate known vulnerabilities, and select the most relevant tests for each asset.

The next step is to attempt exploitation.

Rather than relying solely on detected software versions or the existence of a CVE, we aim to verify whether identified vulnerabilities can actually be exploited in the target environment.

This includes testing known vulnerabilities in network services and appliances, authentication weaknesses, insecure configurations, and exposed Windows services, among other attack vectors.

The entire process runs autonomously, without requiring human intervention during the assessment.

When a Vulnerability Is Just the Starting Point

An isolated vulnerability doesn't always reveal the full extent of a risk. In certain scenarios, a weakness can provide access to a service, expose credentials, or become the first step in an attack chain.

That's why our agents don't necessarily stop testing after a successful exploitation attempt.

When they identify opportunities to go further, they can chain vulnerabilities, reuse credentials obtained during the assessment, and explore other services or hosts within the authorized scope.

They can also attempt post-exploitation techniques to determine how far an attacker could progress from the access gained.

This approach allows us to assess not only individual vulnerabilities, but also how they can be connected and what impact they may have when combined.

Our goal is to demonstrate viable attack paths, not simply accumulate findings.

Adaptive Testing Across Real-World Infrastructure

Not all IP addresses expose the same attack surface or require the same level of testing effort.

A server with exposed authentication services, an edge appliance, and a system with accessible shared resources present different attack opportunities and risks.

That's why our agents adapt their testing to each asset, focusing their efforts on services with greater exposure and potential impact while avoiding unnecessary resource allocation to hosts without attackable services.

With AI Testing for Infrastructure, we can assess public and private IP addresses, including Windows and Linux servers, edge appliances, network devices, and services exposed over IP.

In internal or on-premises environments, testing can be performed against private assets accessible through a compatible VPN.

Each assessment follows our in-depth testing methodology and produces findings supported by technical evidence, including impact, severity, reproduction steps, and remediation guidance.

Organizations can also complement autonomous execution with Human Hacking, bringing in our security specialists to investigate attack vectors more deeply and explore more complex scenarios.

AI Testing for Infrastructure Is Now Available on Strike

With this launch, we're continuing to expand the attack surfaces we can assess through autonomous offensive security testing.

Users can now create infrastructure-specific Threat Emulations, include multiple IP addresses, and configure one-time or recurring executions directly from our platform.

Findings are managed in the same environment as web application and API assessments, making it easier to track and remediate vulnerabilities across different attack surfaces.

We want organizations to move beyond knowing which vulnerabilities exist and understand which ones can actually be exploited, how, and with what consequences.

To learn more about how it works, contact our team.

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