What is PTaaS (Penetration Testing as a Service)?
Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) is a delivery model in which penetration testing runs continuously through a platform, rather than as a one-off project once or twice a year. Testing runs against a defined scope, findings appear in the platform as they are validated, and retests can be launched without commissioning a new engagement. Strike delivers PTaaS with AI-led execution and expert human validation before customer delivery — Strike-reported: over US$4.5B in risk mitigated, 97% precision and under 3% false positives.
Built for teams that outgrew point-in-time testing
Security teams that treat penetration testing as a continuous service, not an annual project, and want results confirmed by expert human validation without standing up an in-house offensive team.
Product and engineering organizations shipping fast, who need every release exercised by AI-led testing and confirmed by certified human hackers.
Leaders who want offensive security delivered on demand — with triage, retesting, and defensible findings living in one platform instead of scattered PDFs.
A test once a year can't keep up with code that ships every day
A traditional pentest is a snapshot. Scanners give you noise. Strike's PTaaS gives you continuous offensive testing with expert human validation, so real, exploitable risk is found, proven and fixed as your attack surface changes.
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What is PTaaS?
PTaaS (Penetration Testing as a Service) delivers penetration testing continuously through a platform, instead of as a one-off annual project. With Strike, AI-led testing runs continuously and expert hackers validate every meaningful finding, so you get proven vulnerabilities, not raw scanner output, all year.
How is PTaaS different from an annual pentest?
An annual pentest is a single snapshot; the day after it ends, new code and new exposure go untested. PTaaS keeps testing continuously and lets you launch on-demand retests when you ship, so your security keeps pace with your development.
Does PTaaS replace a vulnerability scanner or DAST?
No, it goes beyond them. Scanners and DAST detect known patterns and generate a lot of noise. Strike's PTaaS adds real exploitation and human validation, cutting false positives to under 3% and surfacing business-logic and chained attacks that automated tools miss.
How do you validate that a finding is real?
Every meaningful finding is triaged and validated by Strike's expert hackers before it reaches you, with proof of exploitation and clear remediation guidance. That is how we sustain 97% precision and under 3% false positives across engagements.
Does PTaaS support SOC 2, ISO 27001 or PCI DSS?
Yes. Strike provides continuous testing and reporting that supports audit and compliance programs, including the penetration-testing requirements of frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS. Strike does not issue certifications; we give your auditors the validated evidence they ask for.
How fast can we start?
Setup takes under 5 minutes on supported scopes. Execution start depends on scope authorisation and access; once testing is running, findings arrive in 1–2 hours, with the first validated finding at roughly one hour. From there you get a continuous flow of validated findings, on-demand retesting after fixes, and a single platform to manage it all.
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