Case Study: Leading Accounting Firm cuts pentesting costs by 44% and eliminates development delays with Cobalt

How a Leading Accounting Firm Eliminated Development Delays and Cut Pentesting Costs by 44% with Cobalt

Leading Accounting Firm, a national audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management firm, said its application security program was slowing development. Its waterfall process pushed pentesting to the end of projects, creating 6 to 10 week delays and leaving internet-facing applications without security validation.

The firm worked with Cobalt to integrate pentesting into the development lifecycle, starting tests at the beginning of the QA cycle and running them in parallel with user acceptance testing. With Cobalt, the firm eliminated up to 50-day delays, reduced annual testing costs by 44%, and increased testing coverage. It also reported fewer repeat findings and a lower defect rate over the last 2.5 years.