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03 Sep 2025
Plainsea helps teams secure critical systems - using 45% less effort
Plainsea, the industry’s first purpose-built platform for AI-driven continuous penetration testing, announces the launch of its latest feature – an AI-powered, context-aware, real-time assistant built to enable internal security teams to run smarter, faster pentests on their critical systems without relying solely on outside vendors.
By removing the need for deep pentesting expertise and automating the most time-consuming parts of the process, the Companion allows internal security teams to run effective tests more frequently, surface critical issues faster, and generate board-ready reports without waiting on external consultants. It turns pentesting from an outsourced, ad hoc task into a proactive, ongoing capability – managed in-house. It’s part of Plainsea’s broader mission: helping organizations move from reactive firefighting to proactive, continuous security management.
What Exactly Does the AI Companion Deliver
Live guidance: As tests run, the AI Companion observes activity and dynamically suggests relevant attack vectors, flags potential oversights, and offers contextual documentation based on the systems being tested.
Context at a click: When a tester hits a new CVE or complex issue, the Companion provides instant access to supporting technical documentation, reference materials, and mitigation strategies – right inside the platform.
Instant, automated reporting: All actions and findings are captured in real time and compiled into customizable, executive-ready reports – complete with summaries, remediation guidance, and risk scoring.
Built for Real Help, Not Just Chat
What sets Plainsea’s AI Companion apart is the fact that unlike generic Gen-AI tools, it’s wired directly into live testing workflows and aware of scope, methodology, and stakeholder requirements. That context makes it a true force multiplier: it flags blind spots that even veterans can miss, and it lets newcomers operate at senior-level depth – critical in a market starved of seasoned pentesters.
The Companion takes on the heavy lifting – but where external validation is required, it’s easy to bring in the right expertise to confirm findings and support compliance needs. This way, the platform ensures that complex cases don’t get overlooked – while keeping organizations firmly in control of their testing process.
“Our mission has always been to simplify and enrich the work of cybersecurity professionals,” said Marko Simeonov, CEO of Plainsea. “The AI Companion builds on this promise by acting as a true partner throughout the testing process – enabling teams to deliver high-quality results, faster and more independently than ever before.”
Why It Matters
The cybersecurity workforce is under immense strain. According to the 2024 ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, there is a global shortfall of 4.8 million professionals. At the same time, threats are growing costlier – IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report places the average breach at $4.88 million, yet organizations that already use security AI and automation shave about $2.22 million off that bill.
Plainsea’s AI Companion addresses this dual challenge by enabling security teams to run faster, more frequent tests on their critical systems – cutting costs, reducing reliance on external vendors, and making continuous pentesting a scalable, in-house capability.
See It Live at International Cyber Expo 2025
From September 30 – October 1 at Olympia Events in London, Plainsea will showcase the AI Companion live at Stand L43. Attendees will get a first-hand look at how the Companion streamlines pentesting workflows through real-time suggestions, smart automation, and instant report generation – making it easier than ever for in-house teams to test what matters, when it matters.
Security leaders are invited to stop by, test-drive the Companion, and quiz Plainsea’s team on how it can fold straight into their own workflows.