The point: Continuous penetration testing with the NodeZero platform enables enterprises to prioritize security measures based on real attack chains rather than isolated vulnerabilities.
Medialine and Horizon3.ai are expanding their collaboration to include a pentest-as-a-service offering that combines autonomous attack simulations with expert assessment. The offering addresses the challenge that annual penetration tests are no longer sufficient given rapid changes in cloud infrastructures and networks.
The new offering combines autonomous penetration testing through the NodeZero platform with analysis and consulting from security experts. NodeZero performs continuous attack simulations and identifies not only vulnerabilities but also actually exploitable attack paths. The focus is on simulating realistic attack scenarios and uncovering complete attack chains to demonstrate which business-critical systems are actually at risk.
Medialine brings expertise in penetration testing, managed security services, and offensive security. The experts assess the analysis results from NodeZero, prioritize risks according to business relevance, and support enterprises in implementing countermeasures. The service portfolio includes security analyses of networks and Active Directory, ransomware audits, and realistic attack simulations.
A key advantage of this approach is that enterprises can immediately verify after remediating vulnerabilities whether an identified attack path has actually been closed. This makes penetration testing an ongoing process of security validation rather than a one-time measure.
The continuous approach is gaining importance in light of growing regulatory requirements. Enterprises must increasingly demonstrate to customers, auditors, cyber insurers, and supervisory authorities that their security measures are effective. Regular attack simulations are particularly suitable following major IT changes such as cloud migrations, software releases, mergers, or network architecture adjustments to identify newly emerged risks early.
Source: www.it-daily.net · Published 10 July 2026
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