Proprietary Cosmos AI engine powers application penetration testing services to deliver unprecedented speed and portfolio-wide coverage without compromising expert rigor
TEMPE, Ariz. – Bishop Fox, a leading offensive security firm, today announced the next evolution of its application penetration testing services, combining the expertise of its elite penetration testing teams with the firm’s proprietary AI engine, Cosmos AI. This advancement marks a significant shift in the future of offensive security, reinforcing Bishop Fox’s position as the standard-bearer for the responsible application of AI to testing at enterprise scale.
By combining more than 20 years of adversary tradecraft with proprietary AI capabilities, Bishop Fox dramatically expands organizations’ ability to secure their entire application portfolios with unprecedented speed and rigor. Unlike “bolted-on” AI features or fully automated AI tools that lack context and real-world testing, Cosmos AI is embedded directly into proven expert workflows to expand coverage and accelerate discovery without compromising trust. As a result, Bishop Fox delivers AI-powered application penetration testing as a fully managed service with human oversight and validation, providing customers clear, actionable results without operational burden.
Human Expertise Powered by Cosmos AI
Cosmos AI is an internal engine designed specifically to amplify the capabilities of Bishop Fox’s expert testers. This technology enables them to:
- Map attack surfaces faster and identify realistic attack paths
- Focus on complex chained vulnerabilities that traditional scanners miss
- Scale testing across dozens or hundreds of applications simultaneously
- Deliver validated results in days instead of weeks
“The security industry is at an inflection point: AI is changing what’s possible in offensive security, but the most value is realized when it’s guided by experts that understand how real attackers operate,” said Vinnie Liu, CEO and Co-Founder at Bishop Fox. “Cosmos AI allows our testers to see more, move faster, and validate what actually matters. The story here isn’t AI, it’s outcomes. It’s about testing more applications, finding real risk, and giving enterprises results they can trust.”
A New Standard for Enterprise Security
By integrating Cosmos AI into its core testing packages, Bishop Fox addresses the needs of large-scale, complex environments, particularly organizations that have historically struggled to balance deep testing with the need for testing across modern application portfolios.
Key differentiators of the Bishop Fox approach include:
- AI + Human Expertise by Design: While Cosmos AI identifies and explores potential attack paths, Bishop Fox experts validate every finding to confirm exploitability, assess impact, and ensure accuracy using auditable workflows suitable for enterprise and regulated environments. No unvalidated findings are ever delivered to the customer.
- Attacker-Realistic Results: Powered by Cosmos AI, testing includes authenticated applications to focus on the real-world risks that exist after login. This reflects how real adversaries chain weaknesses together rather than identifying isolated issues.
- Faster Time to Value: Through the Bishop Fox portal, testing begins with minimal friction. Because Cosmos AI accelerates application discovery and identification of potential vulnerabilities, the first validated findings are typically delivered to customers in hours to days and final results within five business days.
Moving Beyond Scanners
For security leaders looking to scale their programs without increasing headcount, the integration of Cosmos AI provides a path to move beyond noisy, low-value scanners toward validated, attacker-realistic findings. This approach enables enterprises to achieve portfolio-wide visibility and prioritize remediation based on actual risk rather than automated noise.
To learn more about how Bishop Fox is scaling offensive security with Cosmos AI, visit bishopfox.com/ai-powered-application-penetration-testing.
About Bishop Fox
Bishop Fox is the leading authority in offensive security, providing solutions ranging from continuous penetration testing, red teaming, and attack surface management to product, cloud, and application security assessments. We’ve worked with more than 25% of the Fortune 100, half of the Fortune 10, eight of the top 10 global technology companies, and all of the top global media companies to improve their security. Our Cosmos platform, service innovation, and culture of excellence continue to gather accolades from industry award programs including Fast Company, Inc., SC Media, and others, and our offerings are consistently ranked as “world class” in customer experience surveys. We’ve been actively contributing to and supporting the security community for almost two decades and have published more than 20 open-source tools and 50 security advisories in the last five years. Learn more at bishopfox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.
