Case Study: Astra Security returns to Cobalt for higher-quality pentesting and better remediation

Astra Security returns to Cobalt after 1 year of noisy, scan-based pentests

The business identity platform provider Astra Security sought more budget-friendly pentesting options and temporarily switched from Cobalt to a lower-cost provider. This decision, aimed at cost savings, led to significant challenges due to the new provider's reliance on automated scans, which produced noisy, low-value findings and caused operational friction for their engineering and sales teams.

Returning to Cobalt for its human-led Pentesting as a Service, Astra Security regained a high-quality, communicative testing process. Cobalt provided actionable, critical findings and efficient retesting, which restored trust with their customers and allowed their security team to focus on genuine risks, ultimately proving that Cobalt's comprehensive coverage delivered greater value than the initial cost-saving alternative.

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