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New York, New York, September 19th, 2025, CyberNewsWire
BreachLock, the worldwide frontrunner in offensive security, has been acknowledged as a Sample Vendor for Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) in the 2025 Gartner Hype Cycle for Application Security.
The organization was likewise acknowledged as a sample vendor for Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) in the Gartner report, “From Defense to Offense: How to Champion Proactive Cybersecurity.”
This acknowledgment from Gartner, following BreachLock’s classification as a Sample Vendor in several other 2025 Hype Cycle reports earlier this year, emphasizes BreachLock’s dedication to providing more scalable, adaptable, and effective penetration testing and offensive security solutions for contemporary security teams.
Reflecting on the acknowledgment, BreachLock Founder & CEO, Seemant Sehgal, remarked, “It’s a privilege to be consistently recognized by Gartner over the years as BreachLock continues to innovate and elevate standards not only in penetration testing but also in adversarial exposure validation.”
He further noted, “Our expanding influence and leadership in the market is a direct result of our team’s genuine enthusiasm for listening and adapting to our clients’ requirements, whether it’s greater flexibility, scalability, enhanced vulnerability prioritization, support, or innovative new offerings.”
BreachLock’s adaptable PTaaS delivery model enables enterprises to assess their complete attack surface as extensively and frequently as necessary, whether that entails periodic or continuous testing, by integrating human expertise, AI efficiency, and automated scalability into a unified solution.
With BreachLock PTaaS, security teams can detect their vulnerabilities in real-time, visualize attack trajectories, and effortlessly prioritize remediation based on actual risks for quicker and more effective resolution.
BreachLock Adversarial Exposure Validation, its Gen AI-driven autonomous red teaming engine, allows enterprises to initiate their own limitless, multi-step attack scenarios in just a few clicks, either on demand or continuously.
AEV operates and reacts like a genuine attacker, utilizing live threat intelligence, moving laterally, and pivoting to uncover where defenses succeed or falter.
With BreachLock AEV, security teams can enlarge coverage without increasing staff and direct remediation efforts towards validated risks that could lead to significant breaches.
Gartner points out in the Hype Cycle for Application Security that “PTaaS overlaps with adversarial exposure validation (AEV), which is a related market, yet they differ in terms of adoption and operation.
AEV emphasizes ongoing, real-world attack simulations, whereas PTaaS prioritizes human expertise and integration with development processes for either on-demand or continuous testing,” identifying this as a challenge.
Although PTaaS and AEV are at divergent stages and exhibit some overlap, BreachLock provides both solutions within a single platform, facilitating adoption and implementation for clients.
As they look towards the upcoming years, BreachLock will persist in innovating within the offensive security realm to assist organizations in managing their attack surface, decreasing operational complexity, and fortifying defenses as threats evolve.
BreachLock remains devoted to delivering progressive solutions that enable security teams to protect their organizations with assurance.
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About BreachLock
BreachLock is a worldwide leader in offensive security, providing scalable and continuous security assessments.
Relied upon by enterprises globally, BreachLock delivers human-led and AI-enhanced Attack Surface Management, Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), Red Teaming, and Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) solutions that assist security teams in staying ahead of threats.
With a vision to make proactive security the new benchmark, BreachLock is shaping the future of cybersecurity through automation, data-driven insights, and expertly executed strategies.
Senior Marketing Executive
Megan Charrois
BreachLock
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