Invicti Security - Experts & Thought Leaders

Recent FBI and EPA warnings about cyberattacks on internet-connected operational technology at U.S. water utilities underscore a broader risk: adversaries systematically hunt for any internet-facing asset an operator has not fully secured. A successful compromise can disrupt essential services, expose sensitive operational data, and force already-stretched teams into costly emergency response. Web applications, administrative consoles, and APIs used for monitoring, management, and integration are part of that attack surface and should not be overlooked. Confirmed exploitable vulnerabilities To help water utilities strengthen this layer of their defences, Invicti is offering qualifying organizations three months of complimentary access to its application security platform. Invicti helps public-sector and critical-infrastructure organizations uncover web applications and APIs (including unknown internet-facing assets) and focus scarce resources on confirmed exploitable vulnerabilities. "Defense in depth cannot stop at the network perimeter," said Priyank Savla, VP at Invicti. "Web applications and APIs are an attack path that critical-infrastructure operators cannot afford to ignore. They deserve the same continuous attention as the infrastructure behind them, because you cannot defend what you cannot see." Critical-infrastructure operators When a qualifying organization engages with Invicti, the team will help it: Discover and inventory web applications and APIs, including previously unknown internet-facing assets. Scan the application and API attack surface for security weaknesses. Confirm which vulnerabilities are exploitable and prioritise the risks that require action. Reduce time spent chasing false positives when teams need to respond quickly. Receive guidance and support throughout the three-month engagement. Guided onboarding and support "Our goal is to help water utilities get a clearer picture of their web application and API exposure without adding more noise to already-demanding response efforts," Priyank Savla added. "We want teams to know what is exposed, understand which issues are real, and have practical support as they work to reduce risk." Invicti is offering qualifying U.S. water utilities three months of complimentary access to the Invicti platform. The program includes guided onboarding and support from an Invicti engineer to help each team scope, configure, and test its web applications and APIs, then interpret and act on the results. Eligibility is limited to qualifying organizations. Water utility operators can contact Invicti to request access and confirm whether they qualify.

Invicti Security, a pioneer in web application and API security, announces Invicti Agentic Pentest, a new approach to penetration testing that combines autonomous AI reasoning with Invicti's industry-pioneer proof-based Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST). Built on more than 20 years of application security expertise, Invicti autonomously discovers, validates, and reports exploitable vulnerabilities, enabling organizations to conduct deeper security testing without the delays, costs, and scalability limitations of traditional manual penetration testing. Modern development teams Modern development teams release new code daily, while traditional penetration tests remain expensive, manual, and point-in-time. AI-only approaches improve automation but often incur significant compute costs by applying frontier models across every stage of testing. Invicti addresses both challenges by combining autonomous AI with proof-based DAST. "The future of application security isn't about using more AI. It's about using AI more intelligently," said Neil Roseman, CEO of Invicti Security. "Many emerging solutions rely on large AI models throughout the entire penetration testing process. We believe there's a better way. Hybrid agentic pentesting combines autonomous AI reasoning with Invicti's proven proof-based DAST technology, applying each where it delivers the greatest value. That architecture enables faster, more cost-effective penetration testing while maintaining the deterministic validation enterprise security teams require." Deterministic security testing The hybrid approach combines the strengths of autonomous AI with deterministic security testing. Specialized AI agents reason about application behavior, identify attack paths, and adapt testing strategies in real time, while Invicti's proof-based DAST engine applies a vast library of fast, reliable deterministic heuristics that are blended into a single report. Rather than relying on frontier AI models for every stage of testing, Invicti uses autonomous reasoning selectively, while relying on Invicti's proven DAST engine for simpler, established vulnerabilities. This hybrid architecture delivers the depth of agentic AI testing faster, with lower total cost, and with high-confidence findings that developers can immediately reproduce and remediate. Holistic attack strategy Invicti Agentic Pentest implements a proprietary reconnaissance engine; it maps an application's attack surface, analyses authentication flows, and builds a contextual understanding of application behavior before generating customized attack plans. When source code is available, Invicti incorporates code-level context to create tailored attack payloads while continuing to validate every confirmed finding from an external attacker's perspective. Then, Invicti orchestrates specialized AI agents that operate in parallel across multiple vulnerability classes, including SQL injection, remote code execution, cross-site scripting, server-side request forgery, XML external entity injection, insecure deserialisation, path traversal, NoSQL injection, and other attack techniques. An app-specific agent then synthesises reconnaissance and assessment findings into a holistic attack strategy that mirrors experienced pentesters, including multi-stage attacks. Uncovered exploitable conditions During early-access deployments, Invicti Agentic Pentest identified complex attack paths and business logic vulnerabilities that traditional automated scanning alone would not have uncovered. By reasoning over proof-based DAST findings and adapting its testing strategy in real time, Invicti uncovered exploitable conditions while validating every reported vulnerability with concrete evidence. "We were impressed by what Invicti uncovered beyond traditional scanning. It connected findings, reasoned through the application, and identified attack paths our existing tools hadn't exposed. More importantly, their finds came with evidence our team quickly validated and fixed." Modern software development Invicti Agentic Pentest integrates with existing application security workflows, enabling organizations to replace or augment manual penetration testing with autonomous assessments that fit naturally into modern software development. Each assessment includes: Autonomous reconnaissance and adaptive attack planning Specialized AI agents targeting distinct vulnerability classes Validated findings with proof of exploitability Human-readable penetration testing reports with executive and technical summaries Detailed reproduction steps, payloads, and remediation guidance Enterprise controls including scope enforcement, rate limiting, role-based access, and isolated execution environments Enterprise-scale penetration testing As the first capability released under Invicti's agentic offensive security approach, Agentic Pentest helps organizations accelerate remediation, reduce manual testing costs, expand security coverage, and validate the security of rapidly changing web and API applications. By combining intelligent exploration with deterministic validation, organizations gain faster assessments and a more efficient path to enterprise-scale penetration testing than approaches that rely exclusively on frontier AI models.

Invicti Security announces the launch of Invicti AppSec Core, an all-in-one application security platform designed to cut through scanner noise and keep AppSec teams focused on real, exploitable runtime risks throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Built for lean security teams, AppSec Core delivers unified visibility and control with all the essential tools needed to secure web and API applications, from code to cloud to runtime. AppSec Core addresses the key security challenges organizations face today: Overwhelming volumes of alerts from siloed scanners that obscure real, exploitable risks Overloaded security teams struggling to prioritise the most dangerous runtime risks and deliver actionable evidence for developer remediation The need to accelerate AppSec maturity during CISO transitions, mergers and acquisitions, and ahead of regulatory audits Supply chain security Built on Invicti’s ASPM (formerly Kondukto) and the industry’s best DAST, AppSec Core extends Invicti’s focus on alert accuracy and delivering actionable insights. It incorporates Invicti’s DNA for reducing noise across six additional security areas, including SAST, SCA, SBOM, container, secrets, and IaC. API and web app discovery: Identify and document shadow APIs and web applications Proof-based DAST and API scanning: Validates vulnerabilities that are truly exploitable in production SAST, SCA, container security, and IaC: Pinpoints vulnerable code and risky dependencies across environments Automated SBOM generation: Continuously tracks application components for compliance and supply chain security Secrets detection: Identifies exposed credentials and tokens across code, artifacts, and runtime environments Intelligent correlation and deduplication: Eliminates duplicate findings and speeds remediation by correlating verified DAST to SAST findings DAST to SAST Correlation: Maps runtime issues directly to code and originating developer for faster fixes Continuous security assurance With built-in integrations for CI/CD pipelines, issue tracking, notifications, and developer security training platforms, AppSec Core minimizes setup effort and reduces ongoing maintenance. Invicti AppSec Core brings runtime intelligence into every stage of the CI/CD pipeline. It consolidates findings into a single view and applies reachability, exploitability, and business context to prioritise the issues that truly matter. Then, the industry’s best proof-based DAST identifies and verifies the remaining risks that static analysis miss or can’t catch. By combining static inside-out runtime context with dynamic outside-in runtime evidence, Invicti delivers continuous security assurance across the SDLC. Defining target applications “Security teams shouldn’t have to sift through thousands of theoretical vulnerabilities or stitch together findings from multiple vendors,” said Neil Roseman, CEO of Invicti. “Invicti AppSec Core proves which vulnerabilities are exploitable in running applications, pinpoints exactly where to fix them in code, turning AppSec into a driver of secure, high-velocity development.” Invicti AppSec Core delivers fast time to value with simple onboarding, automated workflows, and seamless CI/CD and ticketing integrations. Teams can get started in minutes—just connect code repositories and define target applications and APIs, and AppSec Core handles the rest. Available immediately as a cloud-hosted SaaS platform, Invicti AppSec Core provides enterprise-grade application security with proof-based validation and centralised management.