What the hell happened to PTaaS?
What the hell happened to PTaaS?
Let's Talk Security Testing by Ben Armstrong, Thomas Ballin
S4 · E3
Mar 30, 2026
17:18
Episode notes

In this episode of Let’s Talk Security Testing, we revisit PTaaS (Pen Testing as a Service) — a buzzword that never quite settled on a definition.

Was it just pen testing with a portal? Continuous testing? Cheaper delivery?

We break down what PTaaS was meant to be, how it evolved, and why it seems to have faded, without ever being clearly defined.

Keywords
cybersecurity
ciso
security testing
enterprise
artificial intelligence
owasp
cybersecurity tools
cyber tips
penetrationtest
pentest