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AI and human-powered penetration testing platform
synack.com- Headquarters
- Redwood City, United States
- Founded year
- 2013
- Company type
- Private company
- Number of employees
- 225–500
Latest news about Synack
In short: Synack advanced its AI-driven security capabilities by launching the Sara agentic AI platform and winning several awards at RSAC 2026.
Company announcements
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Synack discusses AI pentesting webinar with GigaOm
Tim Nordvedt reflects on AI advancements like Mythos, critiques AI-washing, and promotes human-AI pentesting. Emphasizes continuous testing.
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Synack introduces Sara AI Pentesting
Partner preview webinar on May 1, 2026, offers early access and demo combining AI with human validation to close 68% coverage gap. Speakers include Tom Wayne and Tim Nordvedt.
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Synack highlights Omdia research on agent-led pentesting preferences
64% of organizations prefer agent-led pentesting with human oversight. Synack's Sara Pentest pairs AI agents with Red Team validation for fast, precise results.
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Synack's Sara AI discovers SQL injection, account takeover, and XSS
In a six-hour autonomous session, Sara fully exploits high-severity vulnerabilities in a live application, demonstrating multi-step reasoning and confirmed impact.
Media coverage
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Synack Launches Glasswing-Readiness Assessment to Close the AI Security Coverage Gap
New offering deploys Sara (Synack Autonomous Red Agent) and the Synack Red Team to map real attack surface exposure before adversaries leverage next-generation offensive AI...
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Kaufman Rossin and Synack Partner to Scale AI-Powered, Continuous Penetration Testing for Regulated Companies - CPA Practice Advisor
Kaufman Rossin clients will gain access to Synack’s full platform capabilities, including web application, host, cloud, API, and AI/LLM penetration testing, as well as attack...
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Synack Wins Global InfoSec Awards, Named Market Leader in AI-Powered Cybersecurity and Trailblazer in PTaaS
Honored in the 14th Annual Global InfoSec Awards at RSAC 2026, reinforcing the shift toward continuous, AI-powered offensive security SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2026 /PRNewswire...
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95% of Enterprises Prioritize Pentesting, Yet Only 32% of Attack Surfaces Are Tested, New Synack and Omdia Research Finds
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Synack, the leader in human-led and AI-powered penetration testing, and Omdia, a technology research firm, released a...
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