Case Study: F12.net achieves continuous, enterprise-wide penetration testing and faster remediation with Horizon3.ai's NodeZero

Revolutionizing Cybersecurity: F12.net’s Journey with Autonomous Penetration Testing

F12.Net, a leading Canadian managed security service provider, was frustrated with traditional red-team engagements that were time‑boxed, costly, overly technical, and unable to economically assess their large, changing environment. Seeking continuous visibility to detect configuration drift, validate defenses, and find exploitable gaps, F12.Net turned to Horizon3.ai and its autonomous penetration testing product, NodeZero.

Horizon3.ai implemented NodeZero as a continuous PTaaS for F12.Net, enabling instant scans, immediate rescans after remediation, and regular automated pentests; NodeZero quickly found a critical misconfiguration that prior tests missed and, as F12.Net’s CTO noted, delivered a 95% improvement in cost‑to‑value versus human testing. The deployment delivered faster remediation and validation, far greater asset visibility, a new high‑demand service offering for clients, and an upskilled internal pentesting capability.

F12.Net

Calvin Engen

Chief Technology Officer