Cobalt Named a Winner in Both the Top InfoSec Innovators Awards and the Cybersecurity Breakthrough Awards

Company honored for innovation, speed, and scale in modern Pentest-as-a-Service, while CEO named 2025 Herizon Award winner by Business Intelligence Group

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cobalt, the pioneer of penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and leading provider of human-led, AI-powered offensive security services, today announced its recognition as a winner in two of the industry’s most prestigious award programs: the 2025 Top InfoSec Innovators Awards for PTaaS and the 2025 Cybersecurity Breakthrough Awards for Pentesting Solution of the Year. Simultaneously, Cobalt also celebrates CEO Sonali Shah as a 2025 Herizon Award winner by the Business Intelligence Group, which recognizes women who lead with vision, create measurable impact, and shape the future of work. Together, these accolades demonstrate the company’s role in setting new standards for speed, scale, and expertise in pentesting.

The Cobalt Offensive Security Platform centralizes access to security services from its team of expert pentesters, making it easier for organizations to find and fix vulnerabilities across their environments. Cobalt helps businesses transform their pentesting program from a series of manual, disconnected tests into a single, optimized program. It provides the enterprise-grade controls, automation, and visibility businesses need to centralize their offensive security, from initial setup to final reporting. By enabling faster pentest launches, real-time collaboration with testers, continuous scanning, and seamless integration with remediation workflows, Cobalt helps practitioners identify critical issues and accelerate risk mitigation.

“These recognitions are proof that the industry sees the value of a faster, smarter, and more scalable approach to pentesting,” said Sonali Shah, CEO of Cobalt. “As security teams struggle with growing attack surfaces and a shortage of security professionals, we remain focused on helping our customers reduce risk by arming them with accurate and actionable insights, continuous coverage, and access to world-class pentesting expertise.”

The Top InfoSec Innovators Awards, produced by Cyber Defense Magazine, celebrate companies and executives who are shaping the future of cybersecurity with breakthrough technologies and visionary approaches. The Cybersecurity Breakthrough Awards honor excellence and innovation across information security categories, recognizing companies that help organizations proactively defend against advanced threats. The Herizon Awards are judged by industry peers and business executives who evaluate nominations based on demonstrated outcomes and lasting impact. Winners span multiple career stages and sectors, but are united by their ability to lead transformative change.

About Cobalt

Cobalt is the pioneer in pentesting as a service (PTaaS) and a leader in human-led, AI-powered offensive security services. We are focused on combining talent and technology with speed, scalability, and expertise. Thousands of customers and hundreds of partners rely on the Cobalt Offensive Security Platform, along with 450+ trusted security experts, to find and fix vulnerabilities across their environments. By enabling faster pentest launches, real-time collaboration with pentesters, and seamless integration with remediation workflows, we help organizations identify critical issues and accelerate risk mitigation so they can operate fearlessly and innovate securely.

Cobalt maintains an outstanding NPS of 9.12, reflecting its dedication to customer satisfaction. Read our reviews on G2 to see why customers love us. More at https://www.cobalt.io. Follow Cobalt on LinkedIn and X.