Security Glossary

Key terms and concepts in AI pentesting, application security, and autonomous vulnerability discovery.

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Agentic Pentesting

A multi-agent approach to penetration testing where specialized AI agents collaborate to find and exploit vulnerabilities.

AI Penetration Testing

The use of artificial intelligence agents to autonomously discover, exploit, and report security vulnerabilities in software systems.

Autonomous Pentesting

Security testing that runs end-to-end without human intervention, from reconnaissance through exploitation to reporting.

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Continuous Pentesting

An approach to security testing where penetration tests run regularly or on every change, rather than as periodic engagements.

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

A vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

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OWASP Top 10

A regularly updated list of the ten most critical web application security risks, published by the Open Web Application Security Project.

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PTaaS (Penetration Testing as a Service)

A cloud-delivered model for penetration testing that provides on-demand, continuous security assessments via a SaaS platform.

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SQL Injection

A code injection technique that exploits vulnerabilities in database query construction to access, modify, or delete data.