XBOW: Autonomous AI Pen‑Tester That Never Sleeps

XBOW is an AI-powered offensive security platform that autonomously identifies and exploits vulnerabilities in web applications without any human intervention. It consistently solves around 75 percent of standard web security benchmarks and even tackles novel scenarios, achieving up to 85 percent success. In direct comparisons against human pentesters, XBOW matched or exceeded their performance while operating at machine speed—completing tasks in minutes that took experts hours. The system works by pursuing high-level goals, executing commands, reviewing results, and adapting its strategy by writing custom code or exploit tools when needed. XBOW has climbed to the top of HackerOne leaderboards, outperforming human hackers, and secured significant backing with a $20 million seed round led by Sequoia Capital. While it holds great promise for hardening security through continuous, automated testing and discovery of real vulnerabilities, concerns remain about potential misuse if its capabilities were to fall into the wrong hands. 

https://xbow.com/

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