The ROI of Pentesting-as-a-Service

Dr. Chenxi Wang, industry thought leader and analyst, examined the Return on Investment that organizations may realize by using Cobalt’s Pen Testing as a Service (PTaaS) platform. This study took a detailed look at the benefits and costs of deploying Cobalt’s services in comparison with using traditional penetration testing consultancies.

For this study, Dr. Wang conducted in-depth interviews with current Cobalt customers. The organizations interviewed represent a wide swath of different industry segments, including SaaS, enterprise software, healthcare, and FinTech.

Key findings:

• Cobalt customers see 96% higher ROI
• With 62% fewer overhead hours to manage
• Cobalt effects 78% reduction in triage time, compared to traditional pen tests