Synack is an offensive security testing company. It delivers penetration testing as a service (PTaaS), combining an autonomous AI pentesting agent with a vetted community of human security researchers, for enterprises and government agencies that want testing to run continuously instead of once a year.
The problem it addresses is that annual pentests leave long gaps, and scanners produce more noise than a security team can triage. Testing covers web applications, hosts, APIs, mobile applications, cloud environments and AI and LLM applications.
At A Glance
| Vendor | Synack |
|---|---|
| Category | Penetration testing as a service, vulnerability management |
| Deployment | SaaS platform (Synack Platform) |
| Agentic AI | Sara, Synack Autonomous Red Agent |
| Customers | Allianz, U.S. Department of Transportation, Domino’s, Navy Federal Credit Union, Fannie Mae |
| Certifications | FedRAMP Moderate Authorized |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Market classification | Vulnerability Management |
What Synack Does
Synack pairs AI and human testers in one managed workflow, for commercial and government customers alike. An autonomous agent gives breadth and speed, a vetted community of researchers gives depth, and Synack experts confirm exploitability before any finding reaches the customer, so security teams receive real issues rather than scanner noise. The surrounding platform tracks those issues through remediation, from discovery of the attack surface through to reports for executives and boards, so offensive testing becomes an ongoing process rather than a point-in-time exercise.
Products
Sara AI Pentesting
Sara, the Synack Autonomous Red Agent, is a fully autonomous AI pentester that identifies, validates and prioritises vulnerabilities across the enterprise attack surface. It suits teams that need a pentest started quickly, with each test covering up to 25 web apps or 100 hosts and tailored to the features, risks and goals the customer specifies.
- Sara Continuous AI Pentesting runs recurring AI-led tests across an agreed scope
- One-click patch verification confirms that a fix holds
Synack Red Team And Human-Led Pentests
For depth that automation cannot reach, the Synack Red Team (SRT) provides human testers. Engagements come in fixed lengths, from Synack14 (two weeks) and Synack90 (90 days) to Synack365 (year-round), alongside On-Demand Security Testing. Gray box testing is available for AI and LLM, API, application, mobile, cloud, infrastructure and compliance targets.
Attack Surface Management
Organisations often do not know every internet-facing asset they own. Attack Surface Discovery and Attack Surface Analytics find those assets continuously and rank them for testing.
Managed Vulnerability Disclosure
When outside researchers report a flaw, Synack handles intake, initial assessment, exploitability review and triage, and passes on only validated findings.
How It Works
Synack delivers its testing through a SaaS platform. Customers scope and launch supported pentests themselves, and Sara tests can be scheduled without scoping calls.
| Component | What it does |
|---|---|
| Testing controls | The platform monitors testing traffic, enforces scope boundaries, identifies authorised testing activity and can halt testing when needed. |
| Vulnerability operations | Synack teams review submissions, remove duplicates and confirm that findings meet its validation standards. |
| Reporting | Reports track coverage, findings, remediation progress and risk reduction over time. Sara final reports are generated by AI and validated by people. |
Integrations
| Area | Integrations |
|---|---|
| Ticketing and ITSM | Jira, ServiceNow |
| SIEM | Splunk |
| Vulnerability scanning | Qualys, Tenable |
Company Background
| Founders | Jay Kaplan (CEO) and Dr. Mark Kuhr (CTO) |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Combined with NetSPI (September 2026) |
| Compliance | FedRAMP Moderate authorisation sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| Researchers | The Synack Red Team brings together more than 1,500 security researchers |
Note: This overview is compiled from Synack’s publicly available information as of 3 November 2026. It is provided for information only. NHI Mgmt Group does not endorse any vendor, and nothing on this page represents the opinions of NHI Mgmt Group.