What Picus does

Picus Security is a private cybersecurity vendor, founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco with an R&D center in Ankara, that operates an AI-powered Autonomous Exposure Validation Platform. The platform converges three traditionally separate disciplines, breach and attack simulation (BAS) with over 11,000 attack scenarios, autonomous penetration testing that executes real exploit chains against reachable customer assets, and exposure validation that proves exploitability without firing exploits, into a single AI-orchestrated loop driven by the Picus Swarm multi-agent system. The product is delivered as a cloud SaaS or on-premises subscription, priced annually based on Permitted Capacity (security testing scope, term, agents, threat samples), with a 5% renewal price cap and 12-month auto-renewal terms. Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales targeting Fortune 500 buyers, a Partner Program with resellers, distributors, and MSPs, a Technology Alliance Program for integrations, and an OEM/embedded channel via Mastercard's Cyber Front Threat Simulation Service. The company serves over 500 enterprise customers across BFSI, healthcare, government, technology, telecom, energy, pharma, aviation, manufacturing, food, and sports, and is led by co-founder/CEO H. Alper Memiş and co-founder/CTO Volkan Ertürk.

Name

Picus

Legal name

Picus Security Inc.

Website

https://picussecurity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Picus Security is an AI-powered security validation vendor offering BAS, autonomous penetration testing, and exposure validation as a unified subscription platform to over 500 enterprise customers across financial services, healthcare, government, and other regulated sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Security Validation Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Attack Detection & Response for Cloud/SaaS (SOC for Cloud) (HDADAGAJ)

Keywords

• Breach attack simulation
• Autonomous penetration testing
• Adversarial exposure validation
• Security validation platform
• Continuous threat exposure management

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Licenses: Annual subscription-based licensing for the Picus Security Validation Platform. Customers purchase subscriptions based on Permitted Capacity including Security Testing delivered, term, Picus Agents, and threat samples. Subscription terms auto-renew for successive 12-month periods unless non-renewal notice is provided 45 days before expiration.
2. Cloud Service: Software-as-a-Service offering providing access to the Picus platform over the internet with 99.5% monthly availability SLA. Includes standard support services during subscription term.
3. Software License: On-premises software installation option where customers install, execute, and use the software on customer-provided infrastructure, subject to subscription licensing terms.
4. Trial Version: Free two-week trial period for prospect evaluation before purchase commitment. Picus may extend trial period at its discretion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Picus Security provides an AI-powered Autonomous Exposure Validation Platform that combines Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), Autonomous Penetration Testing (APT), and Exposure Validation into a single automated loop orchestrated by the Picus Swarm multi-agent system. The platform continuously tests enterprise security controls (EDR, SIEM, firewall, WAF, proxy) against more than 11,000 real-world attack scenarios, validates exploitability of newly disclosed vulnerabilities without requiring safe exploits, and ships remediation guidance to ticketing systems. It is sold as an annual subscription available in Cloud Service and On-Premises Software deployment options to enterprise security and infrastructure teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Picus Autonomous Exposure Validation Platform: Platform merging breach and attack simulation, autonomous penetration testing, and exposure validation into a single automated loop.
• Picus BAS (Breach and Attack Simulation)
• Picus APV (Autonomous Pentesting)
• Picus EXV (Exposure Validation)
• Picus Swarm
• Picus Labs
• Purple Academy

Products and services

• Picus Security Validation Platform (Cloud Service) Cloud-delivered AI-powered subscription combining breach and attack simulation, autonomous penetration testing, and exposure validation. Continuously tests what enterprise EDR, SIEM, firewall, and WAF controls actually block against more than 11,000 ATT&CK-mapped attack scenarios, validates exploitability of newly disclosed CVEs without requiring safe exploits, and integrates remediation with ticketing and SIEM/EDR systems. Sold to enterprise security teams in BFSI, healthcare, government, and technology sectors, with a 99.5% monthly availability SLA and bundled standard support.
• Picus Security Validation Platform (On-Premises Software) Self-hosted software subscription offering the full Picus Autonomous Exposure Validation Platform installed on customer-provided infrastructure. Provides the same AI-driven breach and attack simulation, autonomous penetration testing, and exposure validation capabilities as the Cloud Service for enterprises with on-premises or regulated-environment deployment requirements, including identity (AD/Entra), endpoint, network, and cloud security control validation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 86% decrease in high/critical vulnerability backlog
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability9 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Juventus Football ClubflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 October 2025Juventus Football Club entered a two-year partnership with Picus Security on October 9, 2025. Picus became the official exposure validation partner, using the platform to enhance cyber resilience across stadium, training, hospitality, and medical operations.
• TenablecoreTechnology or IntegrationTenable integration with Picus platform for exposure sources and unified exposure management workflow.
• WizcoreTechnology or IntegrationWiz cloud security integration with Picus platform for cloud exposure validation and management.
• SnykcoreTechnology or IntegrationSnyk application security integration with Picus platform for application exposure validation.
• Microsoft (Active Directory/Entra)coreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Active Directory and Entra ID integration for identity-based exposure validation and attack simulation.
• Palo Alto NetworkscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Palo Alto Networks security platforms for firewall and network security control validation.
• SplunkcoreTechnology or IntegrationSplunk SIEM integration with Picus platform for detection rule validation and security operations validation.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SafeBreach: SafeBreach is a direct competitor offering a breach and attack simulation platform that validates security controls against real-world attack scenarios. Highly comparable in product offering, target customer (enterprise security teams), and GTM motion to Picus's BAS module.
• AttackIQ: AttackIQ is a direct BAS competitor providing continuous security validation via simulated attack scenarios mapped to MITRE ATT&CK. Competes head-to-head with Picus BAS for the same enterprise SOC and security validation budget.
• Cymulate: Cymulate offers exposure validation, BAS, and continuous automated red teaming across cloud, endpoint, email, and identity—directly overlapping with Picus's Autonomous Exposure Validation and BAS offerings. Similar mid-to-large enterprise customer base and subscription pricing model.
• Pentera: Pentera provides automated security validation and pentesting as a single platform, directly competing with Picus's APV (Autonomous Pentesting) module. Comparable in offering real-exploit-chain validation and enterprise focus on financial services and regulated industries.
• XM Cyber: XM Cyber specializes in attack path management and continuous exposure validation, directly comparable to Picus's exposure validation category. Acquired by Schwarz Group, it competes in hybrid environment exposure management for enterprise customers.

Emerging players

• Scythe: Scythe is a niche adversary emulation and purple team automation platform that overlaps with Picus's autonomous pentesting and exposure validation capabilities. Targets similar enterprise customers but with a narrower focus on adversary emulation rather than full BAS suite.

Broad incumbents

• Palo Alto Networks: Palo Alto Networks is a broad cybersecurity incumbent whose Cortex XSIAM/XDR platform includes attack surface validation capabilities and is a technology integration partner of Picus. Represents both a competitor (as it expands native validation features) and a partner through mutual customer deployments.
• CrowdStrike: CrowdStrike's Falcon platform is an enterprise incumbent endpoint and SOC platform that increasingly bundles attack simulation and exposure validation features. Overlaps with Picus's validation use case for SOC modernization, particularly in Fortune 500 enterprise buyers.
• Keysight Technologies: Keysight (with BreakingPoint and Threat Simulator) is a long-established incumbent in network security testing and breach simulation for enterprises and service providers. Competes in the broader security validation category from a larger, diversified test-and-measurement vendor position.

Others

• Tenable: Tenable is an exposure assessment platform that integrates with Picus as a data source for vulnerability ingestion. While not a direct competitor in validation, both compete for exposure management budget in enterprise security programs; relevant as a complementary tool in the same CTEM stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PicusSecurity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/picus-security

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors10 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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