BreachLock Secures 5-Year Gartner Recognition Streak for PTaaS -- Expanding Footprint into CTEM and AEV

NEW YORK, July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fifth consecutive year, BreachLock, the global leader in offensive security, has been named a sample vendor for Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) in the 2025 Gartner^® Hype Cycle^™ for Security Operations.

This consistent recognition from Gartner in their Hype Cycles for Security Operations—from 2021 to today—underscores BreachLock's commitment to redefining penetration testing. In 2024, BreachLock was also added as a sample vendor for External Attack Surface Management (EASM), making it one of the very few companies to be included in multiple categories within the offensive security space. Because BreachLock combines findings from ASM, PTaaS, and continuous penetration testing and red teaming into one cohesive platform, BreachLock's PTaaS customers benefit from improved operational efficiency, greater transparency, and the flexibility to optimize their security testing effectiveness with unmatched speed, scalability, and ROI.

Commenting on this recognition, BreachLock Founder & CEO, Seemant Sehgal expressed, "It's an honor to be recognized by Gartner for the fifth year in a row. This reinforces our leadership in PTaaS and our growing impact on Adversarial Exposure Validation and CTEM." He added, "We're proud to be among the few leveraging Gen AI to solve speed and scalability challenges in penetration testing—bringing next-gen offensive security to today's evolving enterprises."

Here are some key drivers, obstacles, and recommendations for Penetration Testing as a Service from the report and how BreachLock aligns:

• According to Gartner, "Gartner clients express an appetite to test on a more frequent basis to support their Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) initiatives." Enabling customers to test what they want, when they want, at the frequency they want is inherent to BreachLock's PTaaS model. BreachLock offers continuous, comprehensive, certified penetration testing solutions, supporting customers' CTEM initiatives.
  
  
• Gartner recommends that users "Favor hybrid scanning models that combine human analysis and automation to increase both effectiveness and efficiency." BreachLock's PTaaS model offers hybrid penetration testing, automating routine tasks like reporting and identifying known vulnerabilities. This hybrid approach frees up BreachLock's certified, in-house, human pentesters to focus on identifying and analyzing new vulnerabilities, taking business context into account.
  
  
• Gartner highlights, "PTaaS overlaps with adversarial exposure validation (AEV), which is an adjacent market, yet they are different in terms of adoption and operation. AEV focuses on continuous, real-world attack simulations, while PTaaS emphasizes human expertise and integration with development processes for on-demand or continuous testing," citing this as an obstacle. While PTaaS and AEV are at different stages and do have some overlap, BreachLock offers both. In April 2025, BreachLock launched its generative AI-powered AEV solution to automate multistep, threat-intelligence-led attack scenarios that help customers uncover real exposures and prioritize their most critical risks. This new addition positions BreachLock as one of the few vendors offering both PTaaS and AEV to support enterprise CTEM initiatives.

Looking ahead to the coming years, BreachLock will continue innovating in the offensive security space to even better enable organizations to take control of their attack surface, reduce operational complexity, and strengthen their defenses where it matters most as enterprise environments and threats evolve. BreachLock remains committed to delivering forward-thinking solutions that empower security teams to safeguard their organizations with confidence.

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About BreachLock

BreachLock is a global leader in offensive security, delivering scalable and continuous security testing. Trusted by global enterprises, BreachLock provides human-led and AI-powered attack surface management, penetration testing, red teaming, and adversarial exposure validation (AEV) services that help security teams stay ahead of adversaries. With a mission to make proactive security the new standard, BreachLock is shaping the future of cybersecurity through automation, data-driven intelligence, and expert-driven execution.

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