Media Alert: NetSPI Selected as a Winner in 9th Annual CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards
MINNEAPOLIS – Oct. 9, 2025 – NetSPI® announced it is a winner of the 2025 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards for Breach and Attack Simulation Solution of the Year. Now in its ninth year, the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards recognize the companies and products driving advancements in cybersecurity through breakthrough technology.
Being able to understand how an attacker views an environment is critical to enterprise defense. NetSPI’s Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) as a Service redefines how organizations enhance their cybersecurity defenses. Blending BAS technology with expert insight, NetSPI validates that security controls across endpoint security solutions, network security solutions, SIEMs, and MSSPs are operating effectively. It benchmarks detection coverage, identifies critical gaps and delivers actionable guidance to help strengthen customers’ unique environments.
NetSPI offers simulation packs tailored to address specific environments and threat vectors, including MITRE ATT&CK, Azure Cloud, Ransomware, Linux, and ESXi.
Built on insights from NetSPI’s team of security experts, Breach and Attack Simulation as a Service educates enterprise Security Operations Center (SOC) teams by simulating real-world attacker behaviors. Users can learn from step-by-step instructions to identify and mitigate potential threats, fine-tune detective controls, and track key performance indicators over time.
Book a demo to learn more about NetSPI’s attack simulation services or view the full list of 2025 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Award winners.
About NetSPI
NetSPI® pioneered Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) and leads the industry in modern pentesting. Combining world-class security professionals with AI and automation, NetSPI delivers clarity, speed, and scale across 50+ pentest types, attack surface management, and vulnerability prioritization. The NetSPI platform streamlines workflows and accelerates remediation, enabling our experts to focus on deep dive testing that uncovers vulnerabilities others miss. Trusted by the top 10 U.S. banks and Fortune 500 companies worldwide, NetSPI has been driving security innovation since 2001. NetSPI is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, and available on AWS Marketplace. Follow us on LinkedIn and X.
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