Media Alert: NetSPI Named a Finalist in Penetration Testing Category for the Top InfoSec Innovator Awards, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS – Sept. 8, 2025 – NetSPI is proud to announce that it has been named a finalist for the following award from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine: 

• Top InfoSec Innovator for Penetration Testing 

Key highlights that set NetSPI apart as a finalist include its innovative Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) platform, which uniquely blends advanced AI automation with the expertise of more than 350 in-house security professionals. NetSPI’s platform features over 1,000 integrations, an open API, and interactive vulnerability reports, streamlining vulnerability detection while empowering pentesters to tackle complex security challenges.  

Its comprehensive service portfolio spans web and mobile apps, AI/ML systems, cloud infrastructure, and mainframe environments, delivering real-time, actionable insights tailored to each client. This balanced and risk-driven approach, recognized by Gartner and trusted by leading enterprises, ensures high accuracy, low false positives, and measurable risk reduction. These strengths persuaded the top infosec judges that NetSPI delivers exceptional value, innovation, and leadership in the penetration testing category. 

Judging continues through October 2025, where winners will be announced online, in print, and during CyberDefenseCon 2025. 

About NetSPI

NetSPI® pioneered Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) with its AI-powered platform supported by more than 350 in-house cybersecurity experts. Specializing in 50+ pentest types, attack surface visibility, vulnerability prioritization, and attack simulation, NetSPI delivers security testing with unprecedented clarity, speed, and scale. Trusted by 90% of the top 10 U.S. banks and many Fortune 500 companies, NetSPI sets the standard for modern AI-driven pentesting. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, NetSPI is available on the AWS Marketplace. Follow us on LinkedIn and X. 

About Cyber Defense Awards 

This is Cyber Defense Magazine’s thirteenth year of honoring InfoSec innovators from around the Globe. Our submission requirements are for any startup, early stage, later stage, or public companies in the INFORMATION SECURITY (INFOSEC) space who believe they have a unique and compelling value proposition for their product or service. Learn more at www.cyberdefenseawards.com. 

About Cyber Defense Magazine 

Cyber Defense Magazine is the premier source of cyber security news and information for InfoSec professions in business and government. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Our mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products, and services in the information technology industry.  We deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and special editions exclusively for the RSA Conferences and Cyber Defense Conferences.  CDM is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group. Learn more about us at https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com and visit https://www.cyberdefensetv.com and https://www.cyberdefenseradio.com to see and hear some of the most informative interviews of many of these award winning company executives.  Search for a Cybersecurity job at https://www.cyberdefenseprofessionals.com or post an infosec job for free, anytime.  Join a webinar at https://www.cyberdefensewebinars.com and realize that infosec knowledge is power.  

NetSPI Contact  
Michelle Peterson 
Michelle.Peterson@netspi.com   
(612) 559-2176