Autonomous
Penetration Testing
Atomic brings Agentic AI to offensive security.
Atomic can start from zero but with Edgescan Intelligence, it starts ahead, using the unmatched intelligence within the Edgescan Platform to test more, adapt faster and deliver validated outcomes.
More control. More testing.
Faster security validation.
Adaptive and Autonomous
Edgescan Harness Controls
Atomic starts informed, not blind.
Atomic can start from zero, but it becomes significantly more effective when powered by Edgescan Intelligence. Edgescan Atomic begins with validated security intelligence, then independently explores the target to discover new vulnerabilities, attack paths and chained exposures. Atomic starts informed, not blind, meaning…
Faster time to meaningful findings
More focused testing
Less wasted AI/token activity
Better prioritization of attack paths
Stronger continuity between continuous scanning and autonomous pentesting
Better governance because the target and known state are already defined
Autonomous testing is only as good as the intelligence behind it
Edgescan Atomic begins with validated security intelligence, then independently explores the target to discover new vulnerabilities, attack paths and chained exposures. Edgescan Atomic can operate independently, but it becomes significantly more effective when powered by Edgescan Intelligence.
Data First
Built on real world security intelligence
Agentic AI
Goal-driven AI that reasons, adapts and explores
Harness Controlled
Deterministic controls govern execution
Expert Foundation
Built on years of real-world security testing and experience
Built for autonomous offensive testing
Edgescan Atomic is AI-native autonomous penetration testing, combining adaptive offensive AI with Edgescan’s validated security intelligence to discover, investigate and chain vulnerabilities at machine speed.
Data First Testing
Adaptive Attack Exploration
Agentic AI
Agentic Validation
Harness Controlled Execution
On-Demand Assessments
More control.
More testing.
Faster security validation.
Test Sooner
Validate change when it happens, not at the next scheduled test.
Move Faster
Launch directly from Edgescan without scheduling another engagement.
Explore Further
Agantic AI adapts and chains attack paths beyond traditional automated scanning.
Act with Confidence
Evidence-backed findings help teams focus on what matters and respond faster.
Preserve Expert Time
Use autonomous testing for suitable areas while experts focus on complex human-led testing.
Predictable Consumption
One Attack Credit provides one autonomous assessment with defined consumption.
Intelligence that can act.
Atomic’s Agentic AI analyses the environment, determines what to do next and adapts as new opportunities emerge.
Reason
Understand the environment and identifies what to investigate
Adapt
Responds as new opportunities and conditions emerge
Explore
Investigates and chains attack paths beyond isolated findings
Validates
Validates and captures evidence
The AI proposes.
The Harness authorises.
Atomic’s AI drives the testing workflow, but the Edgescan Harness determines what is allowed to execute
Deterministic
Security boundaries are enforced in code, not left to interpretation
Fail-Closed
If a request is ambiguous, invalid or unsafe, it is blocked
Separate by Design
The Harness is architecturally separate from the AI model
Controlled Tooling
Only approved tools and operations can be used
Extend your penetration testing, don't replace it.
Atomic extends the Edgescan Platform, giving you another way to test between scheduled assessments. Together, they provide continuous visibility, expert-led testing and on-demand autonomous validation – all within one platform!
Edgescan Platform
Your expert-led foundation
- Continuous scanning
- Expert-led penetration testing
- Business logic testing
- Unlimited retesting
- Expert validation
ATOMIC
Your autonomous testing layer
- Agentic AI
- On-demand assessments
- Adaptive attack exploration
- AI Validation
- Evidence backed findings
Extend your penetration testing, don't replace it.
Atomic extends the Edgescan Platform, giving you another way to test between scheduled assessments. Together, they provide continuous visibility, expert-led testing and on-demand autonomous validation – all within one platform!
Edgescan Platform
Your expert-led foundation
- Continuous scanning
- Expert-led penetration testing
- Business logic testing
- Unlimited retesting
- Expert validation
ATOMIC
Your autonomous testing layer
- Agentic AI
- On-demand assessments
- Adaptive attack exploration
- AI Validation
- Evidence backed findings
Atomic FAQs
Autonomous penetration testing uses AI-driven security testing to investigate targets,adapt its approach and explore potential vulnerabilities with less manual intervention. Edgescan Atomic combines Agentic AI with existing Edgescan security intelligence and controlled execution through the Edgescan Harness.
Atomic starts with security intelligence already available within Edgescan, including historical assessment data, continuous scanning, validated vulnerabilities and asset context. Agentic AI uses that context to determine what to investigate, adapt its approach and explore potential attack paths, while actions are controlled through the Edgescan Harness.
Automated scanning typically follows predefined checks. Atomic uses agentic AI to reason about what it discovers, adapt its testing and investigate how weaknesses may connect, enabling autonomous offensive testing beyond isolated scanner findings.
Atomic doesn’t have to start with only a target. It can build on Edgescan security intelligence, including historical assets, continuous scan data, previously validated vulnerabilities, asset context, site maps, authenticated workflows, and API intelligence. This is backed with Edgescans experience triaging more than 20 million vulnerabilities.
The Edgescan Harness is the control and execution layer between Atomics’s AI and the actions it requests. It uses deterministic code level controls to enforce scope, approved tooling, mandatory settings, and permitted operations. Requests that are unsafe, invalid, or cannot be verified or refused
Atomic targets vulnerability classes including SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), path traversal, command injection, LDAP/XML injection, CSRF and open redirects, while using adaptive exploration to investigate potential attack paths.
Anytime.
Atomic assessments are rapid, accurate and available whenever you need additional security validation
Atomic uses attack credits. One Attack Credit provides one Atomic autonomous assessment, allowing customers to apply a credit and launch an assessment when additional testing is needed.
Edgescan provides continuous scanning and expert lead PTaaS, including business logic testing, expert validation, and unlimited retesting. Atomic extends that foundation with autonomous offensive testing that can be launched when additional validation is needed.
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