Definition
An AI-driven system that finds and exploits weaknesses in an organization's own systems on an ongoing, self-correcting basis — essentially a fleet of tireless automated hackers testing your defenses continuously instead of during a scheduled annual penetration test. It produces mapped, replayable evidence of each attack path it found.
Why it matters
This shifts security testing from a point-in-time exercise to a continuous discipline, which raises the bar for what 'we tested our defenses' means for boards reviewing cyber risk posture.