BW Security World: NetSPI Bets On AI Security & Global Expansion In 2026
BW Security World published an article featuring Sridhar Jayanthi, NetSPI’s Interim Chief Product and Technology Officer, exploring how the company is scaling its PTaaS platform and expanding globally to combat AI-driven cyber threats. Read the preview below or view it online.
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NetSPI plans to scale its PTaaS platform and hire globally to combat AI-driven cyber threats
NetSPI, a provider of Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), is scaling its platform and expanding its human expertise to tackle complex AI-driven cyber threats, the company said. Sridhar Jayanthi, Interim Chief Product and Technology Officer at NetSPI, outlined the company’s key technology and investment priorities for 2025-26, showing a focus on enhancing its enterprise security capabilities.
“Our ongoing investment into scaling the platform and deepening human expertise is aimed at handling insidious threats from AI-based attacks. We are equipping our experts and upgrading the platform to identify vulnerabilities that expose an enterprise to multi-pronged AI-driven attacks,” Jayanthi said.
NetSPI combines AI, automation, and human-led testing to deliver continuous enterprise-scale security testing. Its PTaaS model replaces traditional point-in-time pentests with an always-on programmatic approach, enabling real-time identification of vulnerabilities and rapid validation of fixes.
You can read the full article here.
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