Fast Facts

• BreachLock named a Leader and Fast Mover in the 2025 GigaOm Radar Report for Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS).
• This marks the third consecutive year BreachLock has claimed a top spot in the report.
• The GigaOm Radar evaluated 16 leading PTaaS providers using criteria like scalability, SDLC integration, and business flexibility.
• BreachLock’s platform is 100% in-house, prioritizing consistency over crowdsourced testers.
• The company’s unified approach combines PTaaS, Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), and Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV).

The New Arms Race: Offensive Security Goes Proactive

Imagine a high-stakes chess game where the rules change with every move. That’s the reality for enterprise security teams facing relentless cyber adversaries - each exploiting new vulnerabilities, often before defenders even know the board has shifted. In this climate, BreachLock’s third consecutive crowning as a leader in the GigaOm Radar Report isn’t just a feather in its cap; it’s a signal that the rules of the game are changing.

Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) is quickly becoming the gold standard for organizations seeking to outpace cybercriminals. Unlike old-school, once-a-year “pentests,” PTaaS offers continuous, on-demand probing of digital defenses - think of it as hiring a team of ethical hackers to stress-test your systems all year round, not just during annual audits.

Inside the GigaOm Radar: Why BreachLock Stands Out

The GigaOm Radar Report, a trusted industry benchmark, assessed 16 of the world’s top PTaaS providers, focusing on features like integration with software development pipelines (SDLC), customizable testing, and the ability to scale quickly as organizations grow. BreachLock excelled in almost every category, particularly for its deep integration with enterprise workflows and its refusal to rely on crowdsourced testers - a move that prioritizes reliability and quality over the unpredictability of gig-economy hackers.

Notably, BreachLock’s unified cloud-native platform weaves together PTaaS, CTEM, and AEV. In plain English: the company helps clients move from occasional, snapshot-like security checks to a living, breathing defensive posture, where vulnerabilities are hunted and patched in near real-time. This is especially critical as attackers leverage AI-driven techniques - what BreachLock calls “Agentic AI” - to automate and accelerate their own offensives.

The Big Picture: Security as a Continuous Process

BreachLock’s recognition comes amid a broader market shift. As cyber threats grow more sophisticated - think ransomware gangs, state-backed espionage, and zero-day exploits - companies need security that evolves as fast as the threats. The move toward continuous assessment and validation is mirrored by recent high-profile breaches where periodic, checklist-style security failed to catch novel attack methods. BreachLock’s model, emphasizing automation and human expertise, is rapidly becoming the industry blueprint.

Geopolitically, this is more than a business win. With enterprises worldwide under siege, platforms like BreachLock’s are becoming critical infrastructure, underpinning the digital economy’s trust. The GigaOm endorsement suggests that companies are finally waking up to the need for proactive, not reactive, defense.

WIKICROOK

• Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS): Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) is a cloud-based service that uses experts and automation to regularly test and strengthen digital security.
• SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle): SDLC is the step-by-step process companies use to design, build, test, and deploy software, with security checks integrated at each phase.
• Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM): Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is an ongoing process to identify, assess, and respond to cybersecurity risks in real time, not just at set intervals.
• Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV): Adversarial Exposure Validation uses AI to automatically simulate cyberattacks, helping organizations find and fix security vulnerabilities before real attackers do.
• Crowdsourcing Pentesters: Crowdsourcing pentesters means using freelance hackers worldwide to test digital security, offering diverse insights but possibly less consistency than in-house teams.