Plainsea, industry’s first purpose-built platform for AI-driven continuous penetration testing, unveils its latest feature - an AI-powered, context-aware, real-time assistant designed to enhance the performance of both seasoned pentesters and rising security professionals.
By providing intelligent, real-time support for penetration testers, automating critical parts of the testing workflow and providing contextual insights throughout every stage of the engagement, the companion eliminates the bottlenecks that slow modern security teams - time lost on low-yield areas, inconsistencies in deliverables and the research rabbit-hole into new vulnerabilities that professionals might lose to much time in. The result is faster coverage and uniform outputs that pushes penetration testing beyond the traditional point-in-time model.
What Exactly Does the AI Companion Deliver
Live guidance: As testers work, the AI Companion monitors activity and on-the-fly suggests relevant attack vectors, flags potential oversights, and provides contextual documentation tailored to the environment being tested.
Context at a click: Whether encountering a new CVE or a complex vulnerability, testers gain instant access to technical documentation, reference materials, and mitigation strategies directly within the platform.
Instant, automated reporting: All actions and findings are logged in real-time and compiled into customizable, client-ready reports - complete with executive summaries, remediation guidance, and risk scoring.
Build for Real Help, Not Just Chat
What sets Plainsea’s AI Companion apart is the fact that unlike generic Gen-AI chatbots, it is wired into live engagements and context-aware of scope, methodology and client/stakeholder requirements, making it a force-multiplier for pentesters rather than a substitute. 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 testers.
“Our mission has always been to simplify and at the same time 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 - supporting both experienced and junior testers in delivering top-tier results.”
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 organisations that already use security AI and automation shave about US $2.22 million off that bill.
Plainsea’s AI Companion directly responds to this dual challenge: enabling teams to do more with less while raising the bar for quality, consistency, and speed in pentesting.