The pentest methodology that combines artificial intelligence and human expertise. Created by HackerSec.
For years the market sold automated pentesting as if scanners were real penetration testing. Now, other platforms promise to replace pentesters with AI. Neither is real pentest. Pentest AI-First is the model where AI accelerates and human pentesters go deeper, each doing exactly what they do best.
Methodology structured in four main steps.
Scope is defined based on needs, attack surface and business objectives. Ensures Yaga and pentesters act exactly where it matters.
The AI agent performs reconnaissance, real exploitations within scope, contextual target analysis and confirmed vulnerability identification.
Every Yaga finding goes through a rigorous technical validation layer. Inconsistent signals are discarded and only relevant findings move forward.
The human pentester explores complex attack chains, evaluates business logic and investigates scenarios that require real offensive experience. Finds what AI alone wouldn't.
Runs the first offensive layer of the pentest. Speeds up recon and exploration, freeing human pentesters to act where only experience solves.
Meet YagaCertified specialists who validate every Yaga finding and go deeper on attack chains, business logic and complex scenarios that require human reasoning.
The Pentest AI-First methodology runs inside the HAS Platform. Talk to our team to see how it works in practice.