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title: "A manual pentest costs 50,000 dollars. Intruder built an AI that does it in minutes."
date: 2026-05-09
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description: "GCHQ-backed Intruder launched AI pentesting agents that replicate manual pen testing in minutes. CEO Chris Wallis presents the technology at KnowBe4's KB4-CON 2026."
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# A manual pentest costs 50,000 dollars. Intruder built an AI that does it in minutes.

GCHQ-backed Intruder launched AI pentesting agents that replicate manual pen testing in minutes. CEO Chris Wallis presents the technology at KnowBe4's KB4-CON 2026.

*Published: 2026-05-09*