BreachLock Named Sample Vendor for PTaaS and AEV in Two New 2025 Gartner® Reports

BreachLock, the global leader in offensive security, has been recognised as a Sample Vendor for Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) in the 2025 Gartner Hype Cycle for Application Security, and as a sample vendor for Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) in the Gartner report “From Defense to Offense: How to Champion Proactive Cybersecurity.” New York, 19 September 2025 saw CyberNewsWire reporting the designation, which follows earlier recognitions in other 2025 Hype Cycle reports.

BreachLock’s GTM message emphasises that PTaaS combines human expertise with AI efficiency and automated scalability to test full-stack attack surfaces, while AEV offers a Gen AI-powered autonomous red‑teaming engine for on‑demand or continuous attack simulations. According to Gartner, PTaaS overlaps with AEV, an adjacent market, yet they differ in adoption and operation, with AEV focusing on continuous real‑world attack simulations and PTaaS emphasising integration with development processes.

The company states that it will continue to innovate in offensive security and help organisations strengthen defenses as threats evolve. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications.