security testing

Horizon3.ai

Identify and remediate exploitable vulnerabilities through autonomous, production-safe penetration testing to secure hybrid infrastructure for security teams.

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About Horizon3.ai

Horizon3.ai offers NodeZero, an autonomous security platform that conducts safe, continuous penetration testing across complex digital environments. Unlike traditional vulnerability scanners that provide static lists of potential weaknesses, NodeZero operates as an autonomous adversary, dynamically chaining together exposures to discover actual paths to critical data. This approach allows organizations to move from infrequent, manual point-in-time assessments to a continuous validation model, ensuring that security postures keep pace with the speed of evolving cyber threats and emerging zero-day vulnerabilities. The platform provides a comprehensive suite of offensive security tests, including internal, external, cloud, and Kubernetes penetration testing. It actively searches for misconfigurations, weak credentials via Active Directory password audits, and exploitable vulnerabilities without requiring manual scripting or human intervention. A standout feature is the "Find-Fix-Verify" workflow: after identifying an exploitable path, NodeZero provides detailed remediation guidance, followed by the ability to run targeted retests to confirm that the fix was successful. This closed-loop system reduces the mean time to remediation and eliminates the guesswork often associated with traditional vulnerability management. NodeZero is engineered for a variety of technical roles, including SecOps, ITOps, and professional pentesters. It serves highly regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing, where downtime is not an option. By simulating real-world attacks in a production-safe manner, the tool helps these organizations meet strict compliance standards like PCI and NIS 2 while providing leadership with high-level insights into organizational risk. The platform's NodeZero Insights feature allows teams to track their security evolution and benchmark their performance against industry peers using hard data rather than theoretical probabilities. What truly sets Horizon3.ai apart is its origin and philosophy. Founded by veterans from US Special Operations and the National Security Agency, the company applies a "turn the map around" strategy to help defenders think like attackers. While most tools focus on defense-in-depth, NodeZero focuses on attack-path validation, proving what is actually exploitable. This evidence-based approach helps teams cut through the noise of thousands of alerts to prioritize the small fraction of vulnerabilities that pose a legitimate threat to the business, such as the demonstrated ability to compromise a bank’s core systems in mere minutes.

Horizon3.ai pros & cons

Pros

  • Executes production-safe pentests at scale with 100% autonomous operation.
  • Utilizes real-world attack chaining to identify what is actually exploitable.
  • Provides immediate verification of fixes through targeted and fast retests.
  • Includes early alerting for emerging threats and CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities.
  • Delivers unified risk reporting that benchmarks performance against industry peers.

Cons

  • Pricing is not transparent and requires contacting the sales team for a custom quote.
  • Internal testing requires the deployment of a specific NodeZero access node.
  • Full feature set may require significant initial scope configuration for large environments.

Horizon3.ai use cases

  • Security teams can automate routine internal and external pentests to ensure continuous visibility between annual manual audits.
  • ITOps managers can use the Verify feature to confirm that patches and configuration changes actually closed identified security gaps.
  • Federal agencies can continuously validate Zero Trust controls in production environments to align with national security standards.
  • MSSPs and MSPs can leverage the autonomous platform to offer high-frequency security assessments to their clients without increasing headcount.
  • Financial services firms can meet PCI and NIS 2 compliance by using autonomous testing for regular security validation.

Horizon3.ai features

  • unified risk reporting (insights)
  • integrated threat detection (tripwires)
  • rapid response to cisa kevs
  • phishing impact testing
  • active directory password audit
  • cloud & kubernetes pentesting
  • external pentesting
  • internal pentesting

Horizon3.ai pricing

Is Horizon3.ai free? Yes, Horizon3.ai has a free plan.

Free Trial

Free

  • Initial security assessment
  • Access to NodeZero platform
  • Proof of exploitability
  • Find-Fix-Verify workflow

Enterprise

Price varies

  • Continuous pentesting
  • Unified risk reporting
  • Zero-day alerting
  • Cloud and Kubernetes testing
  • Active Directory password audit
  • Phishing impact testing
  • Rapid response to CISA KEVs
  • Integrated threat detection

Horizon3.ai FAQs

Is NodeZero safe to run in a production environment?

Yes, NodeZero is specifically designed to perform production-safe penetration tests and has run over 170,000 tests to date. It is used by banks and defense suppliers to verify security without disrupting core business operations.

What types of infrastructure can NodeZero test?

NodeZero assesses on-prem, cloud, and hybrid infrastructure. It includes specialized testing modules for internal and external networks, Kubernetes clusters, and Active Directory environments.

How does autonomous pentesting differ from vulnerability scanning?

While scanners identify potential vulnerabilities, NodeZero dynamically chains exposures together to find actual attack paths. It focuses on what is truly exploitable rather than providing a list of theoretical risks.

Can NodeZero help with regulatory compliance?

Yes, the platform supports compliance requirements for frameworks like PCI and NIS 2. It enables continuous validation which helps regulated organizations move beyond periodic manual audits.

What happens after NodeZero finds a vulnerability?

The platform provides prioritized fix actions based on business impact. Users can then use the 'Verify' feature to immediately run a targeted retest to confirm the remediation was effective.

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