CognitivePentest CP Mark
COGNITIVEPENTEST PTaaS
48h SLA
How It Works → Capabilities → Live Proof → Deliverables → Pricing ($499) → Security & NDA → FAQ →
PTaaS Reimagined • Swarm + Auditor Sign-Off

Autonomous Web & API Pentest.
Mathematical Proof.
Zero False Positives.

Replace $15,000 legacy consultancies with deterministic 48-hour autonomous penetration testing. We audit your Web Apps, APIs, and microservices (up to 50 endpoints) with 150+ OWASP test vectors, boardroom executive deliverables, actuarial breach liabilities ($ USD), and 1-click mergeable Git patches.

1. Submit target scope (1 min) • 2. Auditor review & RoE waiver sent (< 2 hrs) • 3. 48h clock starts only on RoE sign-off
Zero False Positives Guarantee
48-Hour SLA (Starts on RoE Handshake)
100% Free 30-Day Retest Included
CVSS 8.8 BOLA • HTTP 200 Proven
COGNITIVE SWARM KERNEL • REASONING FEED
RUNNING
SWARM AGENTS 6/6 ACTIVE
SAFE RATE GUARD 8.4 req/s
FALSE POSITIVES 0.0% LOCKED
1. AST Recon
2. BOLA Matrix
3. HTTP Proof
4. .patch Ready
✓ 1-Click Git Patch • Ready to Merge
DIFFERENTIATION MATRIX

Why Engineering Teams Choose CognitivePentest

Legacy consultancies waste 4 weeks writing generic PDF reports, while scanners spam you with false positives. CognitivePentest delivers mathematical proof and Git patches in 48 hours.

INTERACTIVE COMPARISON DRILLDOWN

Select Your Existing Security Tool to Compare:

Click any tool below to inspect why it misses modern API vulnerabilities and how CognitivePentest catches them:

HOW WE WORK • HYBRID INTELLIGENCE ARCHITECTURE

Autonomous Machine Scale × Lead Auditor Human Attestation

Pure automated scanners flood your engineering backlog with noisy false positives. Pure manual consultancies take 4 weeks and charge $15,000. CognitivePentest unifies computational swarm speed with certified human researcher verification.

AUTONOMOUS COGNITIVE ENGINE • 90% HEAVY LIFTING

CognitivePentest Swarm Engine

Executes computational heavy lifting, mass surface reconnaissance, and multi-tenant fuzzing across thousands of vectors in minutes:

  • 1,000+ Port SYN & Footprinting: TCP sockets, DNS zones, TLS ciphers, and WAF fingerprinting in seconds.
  • AST Client-Side JS Decompilation: Parses Webpack/Vite production bundles to extract unauthenticated shadow routes and leaked API keys.
  • Dual-Token BOLA/IDOR Matrix: Cross-account authorization replay (Tenant A vs Tenant B token) across every REST/GraphQL endpoint.
  • Active Injection & Micro-Probing: Controlled non-destructive SQLi, Reflected XSS, and SSRF canary beacons.
  • Real-Time CVE/EPSS Correlation: Maps discovered tech stack against live national exploit probability indices.
  • Draft Patch & Financial Risk Drafting: Generates initial dollar liability estimates and `.patch` unified diff code.
LEAD AUDITOR VERIFICATION • 10% HUMAN QUALITY GATE

Ashish Ranjan, Lead Auditor

Your dedicated human researcher and quality gatekeeper. Guarantees Zero False Positives, validates PoCs, and provides legally recognized executive sign-off:

  • 100% Manual PoC Reproduction (Zero False Positives): Ashish manually replicates every finding with live curl scripts. Any unexploitable flag is eliminated.
  • Chained Attack Graph Synthesis: Combines low-severity vectors into critical business-impact exploits that automated tools are blind to.
  • 1-Click Git Patch Code Review: Personally audits generated code patches to ensure they are safe, idiomatic, and merge-ready for your engineering team.
  • Boardroom Attestation Sign-Off: Signs the formal Letter of Attestation accepted by SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and enterprise buyer vendor assessments.
  • 100% Free 30-Day Retest Verification: After your developers commit the fix, Ashish personally re-verifies the perimeter and issues a final Clean Bill of Health.
EXECUTION LIFECYCLE

The 48-Hour Execution Blueprint

From the minute you authorize scope to executive delivery—every hour is accounted for:

When Does the 48-Hour SLA Clock Actually Start? (Hour 0 Definition)
The 48-hour delivery clock begins strictly at Hour 0, which is triggered after two milestones are fulfilled: (1) Bilateral Mutual NDA & non-destructive Rules of Engagement (RoE) waiver are signed, and (2) Test credentials, staging accounts, and API specs are handed over and verified. Submitting the intake form or paying does not start the clock. If your engineering team needs several days to configure staging, you are never penalized—your 48 hours do not tick until you give the green light.
HOUR 0
RoE & Credentials Handshake
Target scope confirmed, dual-role test tokens verified, bilateral NDA countersigned, and non-destructive guardrails engaged. (Clock starts).
HOUR 1 – 24
Autonomous Swarm Probing
Swarm runs full AST bundle decompilation, dual-token BOLA/BFLA authorization matrix, and out-of-band SSRF canary fuzzing across 150+ vectors.
HOUR 24 – 40
Lead Auditor Verification & Patches
Ashish manually reproduces each finding with live proof cURL scripts (100% false positives eliminated) and crafts merge-ready 1-click Git patches.
HOUR 40 – 48
Boardroom Delivery & Attestation
17–25 page certified executive PDF delivered directly to CTO with actuarial breach liabilities ($ USD), cURL proofs, and merge-ready Git diffs.
DAY 3 – 30
100% Free Retest Verification
Your devs merge the patches; Ashish personally retests verified endpoints for free and issues your formal SOC 2 / ISO 27001 Letter of Attestation.
OFFENSIVE CAPABILITIES

Deep Autonomous Audit Engines

Powered by stateful multi-agent swarm intelligence targeting modern Web Apps, microservices, and decoupled cloud architectures.

Stateful BOLA & Multi-Tenant IDOR

Autonomous dual-account matrix probing to verify tenant boundary isolation and prevent unauthorized cross-tenant object exfiltration.

Included in $499 Pilot

Business Logic & Race Fuzzer

Microsecond concurrency bursts targeting double-spending, coupon reuse, and state-machine sequence bypasses that static analyzers miss.

Included in $499 Pilot

Cognitive Blind OAST Hunter

Out-of-band canary feedback loops to catch blind Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) and asynchronous Remote Code Execution (RCE).

Included in $499 Pilot

Client-Side JS AST Decompiler

Deep AST parsing of production webpack/vite bundles to uncover developer secret keys (AES, AWS, Stripe) and unmapped shadow API routes.

Included in $499 Pilot

Executive Financial Blast Radius

Actuarial exposure models ($ USD) translating discovered attack chains into CFO-level financial risk and GDPR/HIPAA statutory fines.

Included in $499 Pilot

1-Click Mergeable Git Patches

Engineered code diffs (.patch) and pytest regression scripts delivered with every verified flaw for immediate developer deployment.

Included in $499 Pilot

All 6 Offensive Engines Execute Concurrently in Every Pilot

No hidden add-ons or piecemeal billing. One flat $499 fee unlocks our full multi-agent swarm across your entire application perimeter.

ROOT-CAUSE VISUALIZATION • OWASP KILL-CHAIN MAPPING

Autonomous Attack Graph & Single Choke Point

Attackers do not think in isolated vulnerability lists; they chain minor misconfigurations into critical state violations. CognitivePentest maps multi-step traversal paths and identifies the single root-cause choke point where one clean patch severs the entire chain.

INTERACTIVE KILL CHAIN • CLICK ANY NODE TO INSPECT HTTP PAYLOAD ● ZERO HEURISTIC GUESSWORK
STEP 1 RECON
Swagger Drift Exposure
GET /swagger/v1/api.json
STEP 2 UNMAPPED
Staging Endpoint Drift
/api/v2/staging/invoices
STEP 3 IDOR / BOLA
Tenant Invariant Breach
org_id=9921 [Tenant A]
STEP 4 DATA EXFIL
Cross-Tenant PII Read
HTTP 200 • Leaked Records
REMEDIATION CHOKE POINT
Tenant Gateway Guard
Single Controller Patch
STEP 1 • SWAGGER DRIFT EXPOSURE Deterministic Observation • Passive Recon
# Target: https://api.client-target.com/swagger/v1/swagger.json
# HTTP GET request without authentication returned 200 OK.
# Findings Extracted: 48 undocumented internal routes, including staging endpoints.

The Single Remediation Choke Point Principle

Instead of tasking developers with applying 5 separate surface patches across disjointed frontend and backend repositories, CognitivePentest isolates the single foundational root cause: Enforcing calling JWT tenant ownership at Step 3 permanently neutralizes Steps 4 and 5 across all 48 unmapped routes.

+ if caller.tenant_id != invoice.organization_id: raise PermissionDenied() View Full Git Diff Patch in Deliverables ↓
WHAT YOU RECEIVE

3 Core Deliverables in Your $499 Pilot

We don't send vague spreadsheet lists or automated tool dumps. Every $499 pilot delivers a comprehensive, boardroom-ready package engineered for your CTO, developers, and investors.

DELIVERABLE 01

17–25 Page Boardroom PDF Report

  • C-Suite Executive Summary • Boardroom risk score & CVSS v3.1 metrics.
  • Financial Blast Radius ($ USD) • Actuarial breach liability & statutory fines.
  • Deterministic Mathematical Proofs • Exact HTTP replay requests & status codes.
  • Visual Attack Chain Graphs • Step-by-step kill chains from recon to exfiltration.
  • Lead Auditor Sign-Off • Signed & certified by Ashish Ranjan.
DELIVERABLE 02

1-Click Mergeable Git Patches

  • Production Code Diffs (.patch) • Ready-to-merge unified pull request diffs.
  • 1-Command Application • Apply cleanly via git apply fix.patch.
  • Executable Reproduction cURLs • Verify before and after applying the fix.
  • Zero Developer Guesswork • Saves your engineers 40+ hours of debugging.
DELIVERABLE 03

Free Retest & Letter of Attestation

  • 30-Day Verification Window • Take your time to commit patches and deploy.
  • Automated Verification Rerun • We re-execute attack graphs on fixed endpoints.
  • Official Attestation Letter • Formal verification for SOC 2, ISO, & enterprise buyers.
  • 100% Free of Charge • Included in your $499 flat fee. Zero hidden scope costs.
AUDIT CALIBER • INSPECT BEFORE YOU COMMIT

What an Executive Audit Report Actually Looks Like

No 90-page automated tool dumps with generic text. Every $499 Pilot includes a 17–25 page boardroom-ready report authored for both non-technical executive leadership and hands-on developers.

SECTION 1 • C-LEVEL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Application Posture Grade: B+ (Remediable)

CONFIDENTIAL AUDIT • 48-HR SLA
SCOPED ENDPOINTS
48 Verified
HIGH / CRITICAL
2 Findings
FALSE POSITIVES
0.0% (Zero)
RETEST STATUS
Included Free

The audit identified two exploitable flaws in production staging endpoints: one high-severity Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) and one AST-decompiled API secret token. Both findings include reproducible curl payloads and ready-to-merge git patch diffs below.

SECTION 3 • MULTI-STAGE EXPLOIT TRAVERSAL MAP

Lateral Kill-Chain Synthesis

[1. Client JS Bundle AST] → Extracted undocumented path /v2/orgs/{id}/billing
    ↓
[2. Missing Tenant Guard] → Caller JWT Token B accepted for Org A resource
    ↓
[3. Sensitive Record Read] → 42 enterprise invoice records exfiltrated
    ↓
[CHOKE POINT REMEDIATION] → Invariant tenant check in AuthMiddleware terminates chain
SECTION 4 • REPRODUCIBLE CURL EVIDENCE

Deterministic Reproduction Payload

# Test executed by Lead Auditor Ashish Ranjan on confirmed scope:
curl -s -X GET "https://api.target.com/v2/orgs/org_9921/billing" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1Ni... [Tenant B]"

# Result: HTTP/2 200 OK • Cross-tenant billing metadata returned
SECTION 5 • ACTIONABLE DEVELOPER PATCHES

Merge-Ready Unified Git Diff

--- a/controllers/billing_controller.py
+++ b/controllers/billing_controller.py
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ def get_org_billing(request, org_id):
- return billing_service.fetch_invoices(org_id)
+ if request.user.organization_id != org_id:
+ raise PermissionDenied("Cross-tenant access prohibited")
+ return billing_service.fetch_invoices(org_id)
SECTION 7 • FORMAL COMPLIANCE ATTESTATION

Lead Auditor Letter of Attestation

To: Board of Directors & Enterprise Compliance Reviewers

This certifies that CognitivePentest has executed an authorized, non-destructive application penetration test against the scoped perimeters. All identified vulnerabilities were verified with deterministic proof and submitted to the engineering team with clean git patches. After remediation, a free retest confirmed zero remaining high or critical risks.

Signed: Ashish Ranjan, Lead Auditor
✓ CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY VERIFIED
Want to review the full 22-page unredacted report structure?
SHOW, DON'T TELL • TACTILE AUDIT PREVIEW

Inspect an Actual Verified Finding Deliverable

We don't sell black-box claims. Click through the real deliverable artifacts below to see exactly how we document exploitability proof, quantify business liability, and supply mergeable code patches before you buy.

HIGH SEVERITY • CVSS 8.8 EPSS: 94.2% EXPLOITABILITY OWASP API1:2023 • CWE-639

Cross-Tenant Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA / IDOR)

✓ 100% REPRODUCED BY AUDITOR
Target Vector: GET /api/v2/organizations/{org_id}/invoices/{invoice_id}

Discovery & Root Cause: Our AST decompiler extracted this unauthenticated route from client bundle main-vendor.js. The controller accepts an arbitrary org_id in the path parameter and retrieves billing records directly from the database without validating whether the calling user's JWT session belongs to the requested organization.

Business Impact: Any authenticated customer (Tenant B) can enumerate and exfiltrate all confidential invoices, customer names, billing amounts, and payment metadata belonging to enterprise competitors (Tenant A).

Non-Destructive Reproducible Exploitation Proof:
Zero Database Mutation • Read-Only State Diff
# 1. Attacker (Tenant B) queries Org 9921 (Tenant A) private invoices:
curl -s -X GET "https://api.target-app.com/api/v2/organizations/org_9921/invoices/inv_88201" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1Ni... [Tenant B Token]" \ -H "Accept: application/json"
# 2. Server Response (200 OK — Leaked Cross-Tenant Records):
HTTP/2 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 21:12:00 GMT

{
  "status": "success",
  "invoice_id": "inv_88201",
  "organization_id": "org_9921",
  "organization_name": "Apex Global Fintech Corp",
  "customer_email": "billing@apexglobal.internal",
  "tax_id": "US-EIN-9821831",
  "total_amount_usd": 142500.00,
  "payment_method": "ACH Direct Debit (•••• 4921)"
}
✓ MATHEMATICALLY VERIFIED: Cross-tenant data exfiltration validated. Zero false positive.

Actuarial Breach Liability & Statutory Fine Exposure

Translating technical CVSS scores into dollar-denominated ($ USD) executive risk for your Board and CFO:

STATUTORY GDPR / CCPA FINE
$80,000 USD
Article 83(5) statutory liability for unencrypted PII exfiltration.
CUSTOMER CHURN EXPOSURE
$45,000 USD
Modeled enterprise contract cancellations due to confidentiality breach.
MANDATORY NOTIFICATION & LEGAL
$18,000 USD
Forensics analysis, individual disclosures & counsel retainer.
Total Modeled Breach Liability: $143,000 USD
Cost to eliminate with CognitivePentest 1-Click Patch: $0 (Included)
Merge-Ready Unified Diff Patch (fix_bola_invoice_org.patch):
Auditor Verified • 5-Minute Developer Merge
--- a/controllers/invoiceController.js +++ b/controllers/invoiceController.js @@ -41,8 +41,13 @@ async function getInvoice(req, res) { const { org_id, invoice_id } = req.params; - // VULNERABLE: Direct database fetch without cross-tenant validation - const invoice = await Invoice.findOne({ _id: invoice_id }); + // REMEDIATED: Multi-tenant boundary authorization enforcement + if (req.user.organizationId !== org_id && !req.user.isGlobalAuditor) { + return res.status(403).json({ error: "Access denied: Cross-tenant object isolation violation" }); + } + const invoice = await Invoice.findOne({ _id: invoice_id, organizationId: req.user.organizationId }); if (!invoice) return res.status(404).json({ error: "Invoice not found" }); return res.json(invoice); }
Apply with 1 terminal command: $ git apply fix_bola_invoice_org.patch && git commit -m "fix(security): enforce tenant isolation"
SAFETY & UPTIME GUARANTEE

100% Non-Destructive Guarantee • Zero Production Downtime

We treat your production systems with extreme care. Every probe operates within mathematically bounded safety parameters:

Strictly Bounded Read-Only Probes

Database writes are strictly prohibited. Zero DELETE, DROP, or unvalidated UPDATE queries. All tests utilize read-only differential state analysis and safe canary tokens.

Sub-10 req/s Concurrency Throttling

Intelligent concurrency regulation ensures zero availability degradation. We never trigger auto-scaling alarms, CDN rate-limit lockouts, or database connection pool starvation.

Zero Customer PII Retention

Your data never trains models or persists on disk. Audit payloads reside in ephemeral encrypted volatile memory and are purged within 7 days under legally binding Mutual NDA terms.

GROUNDED FINDINGS • REAL ARCHITECTURAL BREAKDOWNS

Verified Findings From Real-World Architectures

Four concrete examples illustrating how our autonomous swarm and Lead Auditor identify, prove, and remediate high-risk application security flaws without breaking production.

CRITICAL • CVSS 8.8 B2B SaaS Platform

Cross-Tenant BOLA in Staging Export Route

Client-side JS bundle decompilation uncovered an unauthenticated staging route /api/v2/staging/invoices. The controller retrieved invoice records by parameter ID without checking session tenant claims.

Remediation: Added tenant ownership middleware to controller and eliminated unmapped staging route from production reverse proxy.
HIGH • CVSS 7.5 Workflow Automation API

Blind SSRF via Webhook Callback Validation

Webhook testing endpoint accepted arbitrary internal URLs and resolved internal AWS metadata addresses (169.254.169.254). Our out-of-band canary beacon caught the callback deterministically.

Remediation: Implemented strict private IP range egress filtering (RFC 1918) and DNS rebinding validation in HTTP request client.
HIGH • CVSS 7.4 E-Commerce & FinTech

Concurrency Race in Promo Credit Application

Sending 12 concurrent microsecond requests permitted a single one-time promotional discount code to apply 3 times simultaneously prior to balance deduction committing in the database.

Remediation: Added pessimistic database row-level locking (SELECT ... FOR UPDATE) on user balance and coupon records.
CRITICAL • CVSS 8.2 Healthcare SaaS

Mass Assignment Privilege Escalation

User profile update endpoint (PATCH /api/v1/users/me) bound JSON payloads directly to ORM models. Injecting {"role": "admin"} promoted standard users to organization administrators.

Remediation: Created strict Data Transfer Objects (DTOs) with parameter whitelisting to disallow unauthorized attribute assignment.
TRANSPARENT FIXED SCOPE

Flagship Application Pilot Pentest

Get complete enterprise penetration testing coverage on your core application with guaranteed 48-hour delivery.

Full-Spectrum Application Pilot

Complete autonomous reconnaissance, deep API fuzzing, and lead auditor deliverable.

$499
USD • One-Time Flat Fee (Zero Hidden Costs)

What is Included in Your $499 Scope:

  • 1 Primary Domain / Core Web Application (SPA / SSR)
  • Up to 15 Subdomains & 50 API Endpoints (REST, GraphQL, WebSockets)
  • Multi-Role Auth Testing (Admin, Tenant Member, Unauth Visitor for BOLA/IDOR)
  • 150+ Offensive Test Vectors (OWASP Top 10 + OWASP API Top 10 Complete Suites)
  • BFLA, JWT Flaws, SSRF Canary Fuzzing, SQLi/NoSQLi/SSTI Injections
  • Client-Side JS Bundle Decompilation & Leaked Staging Credentials
  • 17–25 Page Boardroom Audit Report (PDF) with Actuarial Breach Liability ($ USD)
  • Deterministic Replayable cURL Commands (Zero False Positives)
  • 1-Click Production Git Patches (.patch) Ready for Developer Merge
  • 100% Free 30-Day Retest Verification with SOC 2 Letter of Attestation

Explicit Safety Boundaries (Out of Scope):

  • Zero Denial-of-Service (DDoS) or volumetric network/layer-7 exhaustion
  • No Social Engineering or employee phishing/vishing campaigns
  • No Third-Party Infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP internal datacenters)
  • Zero Production Data Corruption (Strictly read-only bounded checks & rollback)
Predictable Scope Expansion • Zero Surprise Bills

Have a larger application perimeter? We offer flat, predictable add-on pricing with zero setup fees or per-bug charges.

STRICT FLAT-FEE GUARANTEE
1 – 50 Endpoints $499 Flat Fee The Flagship Pilot. Perfect for MVPs, SaaS web apps, and core APIs.
51 – 100 Endpoints +$150 Flat ($649) Ideal for expanding SaaS products with complex role matrices.
101 – 200 Endpoints +$350 Flat ($849) For multi-service APIs, GraphQL graphs, and enterprise backends.
200+ / Multi-Repo Custom Retainer Continuous PTaaS with recurring multi-repository coverage.
No-Surprise Overages Commitment: We will never expand scope or bill additional fees without your prior mutual written approval.

48-Hour SLA Definition

The 48-hour delivery countdown starts strictly at Hour 0—only after RoE waiver is signed and staging credentials/endpoint specs are verified. Full boardroom deliverable and Git patches are delivered directly to your CTO.

Ephemeral Vault & Zero Public LLM Exposure

Staging tokens and API keys are held in volatile runtime memory only (AES-256 encrypted at rest). Credentials are never stored in databases, and proprietary traffic/code is NEVER fed into public LLMs (OpenAI/Anthropic).

72-Hour Cryptographic Data Purge

All raw traffic telemetry, proof artifacts, staging credentials, and decrypted payloads are permanently erased 72 hours post-report delivery using DoD 5220.22-M cryptographic shredding. Instant wipe on demand is available anytime.

Bilateral Mutual NDA Shield

Every assessment is legally protected under our standard bilateral Non-Disclosure Agreement (MNDA) or your company's custom vendor NDA prior to scanning. Zero findings or perimeter details are ever shared.

ESTIMATE YOUR TIME & BUDGET SAVED

Pentest Value & Turnaround Estimator

Estimate the engineering hours and financial budget saved by switching from traditional 4-week manual consultancies and noisy scanners to CognitivePentest's 48-hour deterministic PTaaS.

Your Application Parameters:

Active Web Apps / Core APIs 3 Apps
Triage Minutes per Scanner False Positive 30 Mins
Current Consulting Retainer per Pentest $12,000

CognitivePentest Expected Delivery:

Delivery Turnaround (SLA) 48 Hours
Dev Triage Hours Saved (0% False Positives) ~30 Hours
Consulting Budget Saved (vs $499 Pilot) $11,501
Deliverables Included 22-Page PDF + Git Patches
COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about our PTaaS pilot and security guarantee.

How do you guarantee Zero False Positives?
Unlike heuristic scanners that flag alerts based on regex matching or version banners, CognitivePentest uses deterministic HTTP replay. A vulnerability is only flagged if our autonomous engine successfully executes a non-destructive state-change proof with exact HTTP status validation, reviewed by our Lead Auditor Ashish Ranjan.
Will this audit disrupt our production traffic or crash databases?
No. All assessments are strictly non-destructive. Our engine operates with bounded adaptive throttling, zero volumetric flooding, and strictly read-only differential probes. We do not drop tables, alter existing records, or degrade availability.
How does the 1-Click Git Patch remediation work?
For confirmed vulnerabilities (such as CORS misconfigurations, authorization checks, or header leaks), our system generates a production-ready unified diff (.patch file) and an executable reproduction cURL. Your engineering team can apply the patch directly via git apply fix.patch and run our verification test.
Is the remediation retest really free?
Yes. Within 30 days of receiving your audit report, once your team commits the security fixes, we re-execute the verification attack graph on those endpoints at zero additional cost and issue a clean Letter of Attestation.
When does the 48-hour SLA turnaround clock actually start?
The 48-hour clock begins at Hour 0, which is triggered strictly when two milestones are completed: (1) Mutual Rules of Engagement (RoE) waiver & bilateral NDA are signed, and (2) Test credentials or staging access and API endpoint specs are delivered and verified by our team. Submitting your intake form or paying does not start the clock. If your engineering team needs several days to configure staging accounts, your 48-hour window does not count down until you say you are ready.
What is included in the $499 Pilot, and could there be any hidden costs?
Our $499 Pilot is a strictly flat-fee engagement with zero hidden costs. It covers 1 primary domain, up to 15 subdomains, and up to 50 API endpoints with 150+ OWASP attack vectors, multi-role authentication testing, an executive boardroom PDF deliverable (17–25 pages), replayable cURL proofs, 1-click Git patches, and a 100% free 30-day retest. For applications with larger surfaces (>50 endpoints), we offer transparent add-on rates (+$150 for 51–100 endpoints) and will never bill you extra without prior mutual written consent.
How do you handle sensitive credentials, staging secrets, and data retention?
We treat your security and credentials with bank-grade precautions. First, all engagements are protected under a bilateral Mutual NDA executed before credential exchange. Second, staging credentials and tokens are held in volatile runtime memory only (ephemeral vault, AES-256 encrypted) during active scanning and are never sent to third-party public LLMs or external APIs. Third, all raw traffic traces, proof artifacts, and staging credentials are cryptographically shredded (DoD 5220.22-M) within 72 hours of deliverable sign-off (or instantly upon your request).
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CognitivePentest PTaaS • 48-Hour SLA • Zero False Positives • $499 Flat Pilot