Bishop Fox Redefines Offensive Security at Scale with AI-Augmented Penetration Testing
TEMPE, ARIZONA – February 10, 2026 – Bishop Fox, a leading offensive security firm, today announced the next evolution of its application penetration testing services, combining the expertise of its elite penetration testing teams with the firm’s proprietary AI engine, Cosmos AI. This advancement marks a significant shift in the future of offensive security, reinforcing Bishop Fox’s position as the standard-bearer for the responsible application of AI to testing at enterprise scale.
By combining more than 20 years of adversary tradecraft with proprietary AI capabilities, Bishop Fox dramatically expands organizations’ ability to secure their entire application portfolios with unprecedented speed and rigor. Unlike “bolted-on” AI features or fully automated AI tools that lack context and real-world testing, Cosmos AI is embedded directly into proven expert workflows to expand coverage and accelerate discovery without compromising trust. As a result, Bishop Fox delivers AI-powered application penetration testing as a fully managed service with human oversight and validation, providing customers clear, actionable results without operational burden.
Human Expertise Powered by Cosmos AI
Cosmos AI is an internal engine designed specifically to amplify the capabilities of Bishop Fox’s expert testers. This technology enables them to:
- Map attack surfaces faster and identify realistic attack paths
- Focus on complex chained vulnerabilities that traditional scanners miss
- Scale testing across dozens or hundreds of applications simultaneously
- Deliver validated results in days instead of weeks
“The security industry is at an inflection point: AI is changing what’s possible in offensive security, but the most value is realized when it’s guided by experts that understand how real attackers operate," said Vinnie Liu, CEO and Co-Founder at Bishop Fox. "Cosmos AI allows our testers to see more, move faster, and validate what actually matters. The story here isn’t AI, it’s outcomes. It’s about testing more applications, finding real risk, and giving enterprises results they can trust.”
A New Standard for Enterprise Security
By integrating Cosmos AI into its core testing packages, Bishop Fox addresses the needs of large-scale, complex environments, particularly organizations that have historically struggled to balance deep testing with the need for testing across modern application portfolios.
Key differentiators of the Bishop Fox approach include:
- AI + Human Expertise by Design: While Cosmos AI identifies and explores potential attack paths, Bishop Fox experts validate every finding to confirm exploitability, assess impact, and ensure accuracy using auditable workflows suitable for enterprise and regulated environments. No unvalidated findings are ever delivered to the customer.
- Attacker-Realistic Results: Powered by Cosmos AI, testing includes authenticated applications to focus on the real-world risks that exist after login. This reflects how real adversaries chain weaknesses together rather than identifying isolated issues.
- Faster Time to Value: Through the Bishop Fox portal, testing begins with minimal friction. Because Cosmos AI accelerates application discovery and identification of potential vulnerabilities, the first validated findings are typically delivered to customers in hours to days and final results within five business days.
Moving Beyond Scanners
For security leaders looking to scale their programs without increasing headcount, the integration of Cosmos AI provides a path to move beyond noisy, low-value scanners toward validated, attacker-realistic findings. This approach enables enterprises to achieve portfolio-wide visibility and prioritize remediation based on actual risk rather than automated noise.
To learn more about how Bishop Fox is scaling offensive security with Cosmos AI, visit bishopfox.com/ai-powered-application-penetration-testing.
About Bishop Fox
Bishop Fox is the leading authority in offensive security, providing solutions ranging from AI-powered penetration testing, red teaming, and continuous security testing to hardware, cloud, application, and AI/LLM security assessments.
For more than two decades, Bishop Fox has defined the forefront of offensive security. By combining elite human expertise with the power of its proprietary Cosmos AI engine, the firm delivers scalable, adversary-driven testing that helps organizations identify and remediate risk with greater speed and precision.
As a trusted partner to the world’s most recognizable brands, Bishop Fox protects 33% of the Fortune 100, eight of the top 10 global tech companies, all of the top five global media companies, 50% of the top 20 retailers and seven of the top 10 manufacturers. A consistent market leader, Bishop Fox has been recognized as a Leader and "Fast Mover" in the GigaOm Radar for Attack Surface Management for five consecutive years. With a 72 NPS rating, the firm remains the trusted partner for organizations seeking to stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape.
Renowned for its innovation and contributions to the open-source community through flagship tools like Sliver and AIMap, Bishop Fox has released 25+ tools and 250+ technical research contributions in the last 10 years. Learn more at bishopfox.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.