Case Study: Universidade do Porto achieves continuous validation of 5,000+ assets with Ethiack

Universidade do Porto brings 5,000+ assets under continuous validation with Ethiack

Universidade do Porto, a leading institution in higher education, faced significant cybersecurity challenges due to its huge and dynamic digital footprint. Its Head of InfoSec, José Augusto Silva, needed to close critical gaps in visibility, validation of exploitable vulnerabilities, and velocity beyond annual penetration tests. To address this, the university turned to the vendor Ethiack and its AI-powered platform for continuous pentesting.

Ethiack implemented its platform, which uses an AI agent named Hackian to run continuous penetration testing against the university's external attack surface 24/7. The solution validated which vulnerabilities were actually exploitable and prioritized them by real risk. Within seven months, the team brought 5,000 assets under continuous validation, with 1,000 of those being critical. This provided the InfoSec team with prioritized, validated findings for their daily workflow, fundamentally shifting their security program.

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