---
id: 7663
title: "A New Era for Offensive Security"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/netspi-updates/a-new-era-for-offensive-security/"
published_at: "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["ai-security", "pentesting", "offensive-security", "industry-news", "synack", "netspi", "merger"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7663"
lang: en
---

# A New Era for Offensive Security

## Summary

NetSPI and Synack announced a KKR-backed merger combining nearly 40 years of offensive testing, arguing autonomous testing still needs human judgment to separate real risk from noise.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/netspi-updates/a-new-era-for-offensive-security/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7663