Picus

Picus

Performs continuous breach and attack simulations

Overview

Picus Security provides continuous breach and attack simulation (BAS) to help organizations uncover security gaps as threats emerge. Its BAS platform automates realistic attacker simulations and continuously tests security controls, guided by the MITRE ATT&CK framework, to surface gaps and deliver actionable mitigation steps. The company uses an Agile SecOps approach to address threats in a structured, iterative way, combining subscription-based services with consulting support to keep security programs running smoothly. Unlike generic security testing firms, Picus emphasizes real-time, ongoing validation of defenses and rapid deployment of fixes, aiming to maximize security investments and shorten the time needed to mitigate new threats. Overall, the goal is to help CIOs, CISOs, and security teams continuously strengthen their security posture and operational efficiency.

About Picus

Simplify's Rating
Why Picus is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Consulting

Enterprise Software

Cybersecurity

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$103.2M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • July 2026 launch added Picus Swarm agents and Numi AI orchestration.
  • Picus said customers cut MTTR 89% and double control effectiveness within 90 days.
  • Picus hosted its 2026 Autonomous Validation Summit with Atlassian and Kraft Heinz speakers.

What critics are saying

  • BAS vendors face rapid commoditization as larger platforms bundle validation into broader suites.
  • Picus still depends on buyer willingness to replace legacy pentest and CTEM workflows.
  • If agentic validation becomes a platform feature, Picus loses pricing power.

What makes Picus unique

  • Picus unifies BAS, autonomous pentesting, and exposure validation inside one CTEM-native platform.
  • Frost & Sullivan named Picus Innovation Index Leader in February 2026.
  • G2 ranked Picus No. 1 BAS solution for the fourth consecutive time in July 2026.

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Funding

Total Funding

$103.2M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

7 Rounds

Series C funding is usually for startups that are doing well and are looking for more money to fuel major growth, such as acquiring other companies, expanding into global markets, or launching new product lines. Investors typically include larger venture capital firms and private equity.
Series C Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

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Benefits

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Remote Work Options

Health Insurance

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Flexible Work Hours

Stock Options

Company Equity

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Professional Development Budget

Conference Attendance Budget

Training Programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Certification Support

Housing/Relocation

Relocation Assistance

Childcare Support

Parental Leave

Family Planning Benefits

Fertility Treatment Support

Adoption Assistance

Gym Membership

Phone/Internet Stipend

Home Office Stipend

Meal Benefits

Commuter Benefits

Employee Referral Bonus

Performance Bonus

Profit Sharing

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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Employee Discounts

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Growth & Insights and Company News

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Telecom Reseller
Aug 13th, 2026
ChannelVision announces 2026 Visionary Spotlight award winners.

ChannelVision announces 2026 Visionary Spotlight award winners. By: Moshe Beauford, Editor ChannelVision has announced the winners of its 2026 Visionary Spotlight Awards, recognizing companies and individuals for advancements, deployments and contributions across the technology channel. The awards cover a broad range of channel categories, including customer service, emerging technology, AI, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, CCaaS, UCaaS, managed services and network infrastructure. Freshworks, Fusion Connect, NHC, Panasonic Connect North America, Solutions Express, Telarus, Telesystem and Zultys were recognized for Customer Service. The Emerging Technology Breakthrough category included Aditum Connect, Clarus Communications, Commio, Contrivian, CustomerXR, Entro Security, Granite Telecommunications, Minerva Networks, National Retail Solutions, Picus Security and Telesystem. AireSpring, NHC and Telinta received recognition for Best Service Delivery Teams, while TitanNGN, the white-label division of White Label Communications, was recognized for Channel Deployment of the Year. The awards also highlighted channel program investments. ACS Cloud Partners, BCN, Cox Business, D&H Distributing, FluentStream, GoTo Technologies, GTT, Legacy Investing, Lumen Technologies, NHC, Panasonic Connect North America, Schneider Electric, Solutions Express and Yeastar were recognized for Channel Programs of the Year. GTT received the CSP Network Infrastructure Innovation of the Year award. Clarus Communications, IP Fabric, Laserfiche, MetTel and Spectrotel Holding were recognized for Digital Transformation Achievements, while Cellhub, Clarus Communications and Granite Telecommunications received Top Innovation Awards. "Its awards recognize some of the most groundbreaking services and deployments the channel and the industry has to offer. And innovations like Cellhub's AI-driven network design and cost analysis platforms are superb examples of the types of services that will drive its digital environments forward, in the channel and beyond, Berge Kaprelian, President and CEO of ChannelVision Magazine told TR. AI and emerging technologies featured prominently in the Business Technology Breakthrough awards. Coder Technologies, Intezer, Picus Security and Plugable were recognized for AI Implementation. Other categories recognized companies for business mobility, cloud infrastructure, contact center technology, cybersecurity, managed services, SD-WAN, IT service management and unified communications. First Orion and Transaction Network Services were recognized in the Contact Center/CCaaS category, while Momentum and Yeastar received recognition for Unified Communications/UCaaS. Picus Security appeared in both the AI Implementation and Cybersecurity categories. The Service Provider Technology Breakthrough awards recognized innovation across analytics and AI, back-office and OSS, cloud and data center infrastructure, emerging markets, OTT applications, RMM/PSA and wholesale broadband. Mission Cloud, a CDW Company, Netrio, Spectrotel and Clarus Communications were recognized for Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Synamedia received the Back Office & OSS Innovation award, while Schneider Electric was recognized for Cloud Computing & Data Center Innovation. Other winners included Zenlayer for Emerging Markets Deployment, Arelion, GTT and Ritalia Funding for Most Responsive Supplier Channel Team, Reinvent Telecom for OTT Applications, and Splashtop and White Label Communications for RMM/PSA. The awards also recognized contributions beyond technology and deployments. Ben Bronston, The CommLaw Group/The Commpliance Group and Sterling Business Law were recognized in the Telecom Legal & Regulatory category, while ZeroOutages 500 received the Wholesale Broadband & Capacity award. The 2026 awards reflect the breadth of the channel, spanning traditional communications and infrastructure markets while highlighting the growing role of AI, cybersecurity, cloud and managed services in partner-led technology deployments.

Citybiz
Jul 14th, 2026
Picus Security wins multiple 2026 awards for agentic AI innovation in Cybersecurity.

Picus Security wins multiple 2026 awards for agentic AI innovation in Cybersecurity. July 14, 2026 Recognition from SC Awards Europe, The Hacker News, and ChannelVision highlights Picus' innovation in applying agentic AI to breach and attack simulation, autonomous penetration testing, and exposure validation. Picus Security, the leading exposure validation company, today announced it has earned multiple 2026 industry awards for continued innovation in its Autonomous Exposure Validation platform, recognition that lands as AI-driven attackers compress the time from disclosure to exploit to hours. Picus was named the winner of the SC Awards Europe 2026 for Best AI Solution, The Hacker News Cybersecurity Stars Award for Best Breach and Attack Simulation Platform, and ChannelVision Visionary Spotlight Awards in three categories: Best AI Implementation, Cybersecurity, and Emerging Technology Breakthrough. The ChannelVision recognition marks the second consecutive year Picus has earned Visionary Spotlight honors. Collectively, the awards recognize the breadth of the Picus Platform and validate the company's approach to unifying breach and attack simulation, autonomous penetration testing, and exposure validation within a single agentic platform. The recognition reflects the idea at the center of Picus: validating attack surfaces, exposures, and security controls as one continuous loop that turns security findings into evidence-based decisions, prioritized fixes, and verified risk reduction. As organizations move toward continuous, evidence-based security programs, Picus continues to redefine how security teams measure risk, validate defenses, and stay ready for emerging threats. "The threats organizations face now move at machine speed, so validation has to as well," said Volkan Ertürk, co-founder and CTO of Picus Security. "We built Picus to apply agentic AI where it delivers measurable value for defenders: continuously generating real attacks, testing controls, and validating exposures against each customer's unique environment. These awards recognize that shift, and the vision behind it: that security teams should move as fast as the AI-driven adversaries targeting them, and answer 'Are we secure right now?' with proof, not opinion." The recognition comes as Picus continues to expand its leadership in agentic security validation. The company recently introduced Picus Autonomous Exposure Validation, powered by Picus Swarm, an agentic validation framework that automates attack simulation, penetration testing, and exposure validation across enterprise environments, orchestrated by Numi AI(TM). The launch marks the next evolution of the Picus Platform, advancing the company's vision: helping organizations continuously validate their defenses and act on the exposures that matter most. About Picus Security Picus Security, the leading exposure validation company, gives organizations a clear picture of their cyber risk based on business context. Picus transforms security practices by correlating, prioritizing, and validating exposures across siloed findings so teams can focus on critical gaps and high-impact fixes. With Picus, security teams can quickly take action with one-click mitigations to stop more threats with less effort. Offering Breach and Attack Simulation, Autonomous Penetration Testing, and Exposure Validation, working together for greater outcomes, Picus delivers award-winning, threat-centric technology that allows teams to pinpoint fixes worth pursuing. Follow Picus Security on X and LinkedIn.

The Manila Times
Jul 14th, 2026
Picus Security earns multiple 2026 awards for agentic AI in Exposure Validation.

Picus Security earns multiple 2026 awards for agentic AI in Exposure Validation. By GlobeNewswire July 14, 2026 Recognition from SC Awards Europe, The Hacker News, and ChannelVision highlights Picus' innovation in applying agentic AI to breach and attack simulation, autonomous penetration testing, and exposure validation SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Picus Security, the leading exposure validation company, today announced it has earned multiple 2026 industry awards for continued innovation in its Autonomous Exposure Validation platform, recognition that lands as AI-driven attackers compress the time from disclosure to exploit to hours. Picus was named the winner of the SC Awards Europe 2026 for Best AI Solution, The Hacker News Cybersecurity Stars Award for Best Breach and Attack Simulation Platform, and ChannelVision Visionary Spotlight Awards in three categories: Best AI Implementation, Cybersecurity, and Emerging Technology Breakthrough. The ChannelVision recognition marks the second consecutive year Picus has earned Visionary Spotlight honors. Collectively, the awards recognize the breadth of the Picus Platform and validate the company's approach to unifying breach and attack simulation, autonomous penetration testing, and exposure validation within a single agentic platform. The recognition reflects the idea at the center of Picus: validating attack surfaces, exposures, and security controls as one continuous loop that turns security findings into evidence-based decisions, prioritized fixes, and verified risk reduction. As organizations move toward continuous, evidence-based security programs, Picus continues to redefine how security teams measure risk, validate defenses, and stay ready for emerging threats. "The threats organizations face now move at machine speed, so validation has to as well," said Volkan Ertürk, co-founder and CTO of Picus Security. "We built Picus to apply agentic AI where it delivers measurable value for defenders: continuously generating real attacks, testing controls, and validating exposures against each customer's unique environment. These awards recognize that shift, and the vision behind it: that security teams should move as fast as the AI-driven adversaries targeting them, and answer 'Are we secure right now?' with proof, not opinion." The recognition comes as Picus continues to expand its leadership in agentic security validation. The company recently introduced Picus Autonomous Exposure Validation, powered by Picus Swarm, an agentic validation framework that automates attack simulation, penetration testing, and exposure validation across enterprise environments, orchestrated by Numi AI(TM). The launch marks the next evolution of the Picus Platform, advancing the company's vision: helping organizations continuously validate their defenses and act on the exposures that matter most. About Picus Security Picus Security, the leading exposure validation company, gives organizations a clear picture of their cyber risk based on business context. Picus transforms security practices by correlating, prioritizing, and validating exposures across siloed findings so teams can focus on critical gaps and high-impact fixes. With Picus, security teams can quickly take action with one-click mitigations to stop more threats with less effort. Offering Breach and Attack Simulation, Autonomous Penetration Testing, and Exposure Validation, working together for greater outcomes, Picus delivers award-winning, threat-centric technology that allows teams to pinpoint fixes worth pursuing. Follow Picus Security on X and LinkedIn. Media Contact Jennifer Tanner Look Left Marketing

GlobeNewswire
Jul 14th, 2026
Picus Security earns multiple 2026 awards for agentic AI in Exposure Validation.

Picus Security earns multiple 2026 awards for agentic AI in Exposure Validation. Recognition from SC Awards Europe, The Hacker News, and ChannelVision highlights Picus' innovation in applying agentic AI to breach and attack simulation, autonomous penetration testing, and exposure validation. July 14, 2026 09:04 ET | Source: Picus Security SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Picus Security, the leading exposure validation company, today announced it has earned multiple 2026 industry awards for continued innovation in its Autonomous Exposure Validation platform, recognition that lands as AI-driven attackers compress the time from disclosure to exploit to hours. Picus was named the winner of the SC Awards Europe 2026 for Best AI Solution, The Hacker News Cybersecurity Stars Award for Best Breach and Attack Simulation Platform, and ChannelVision Visionary Spotlight Awards in three categories: Best AI Implementation, Cybersecurity, and Emerging Technology Breakthrough. The ChannelVision recognition marks the second consecutive year Picus has earned Visionary Spotlight honors. Collectively, the awards recognize the breadth of the Picus Platform and validate the company's approach to unifying breach and attack simulation, autonomous penetration testing, and exposure validation within a single agentic platform. The recognition reflects the idea at the center of Picus: validating attack surfaces, exposures, and security controls as one continuous loop that turns security findings into evidence-based decisions, prioritized fixes, and verified risk reduction. As organizations move toward continuous, evidence-based security programs, Picus continues to redefine how security teams measure risk, validate defenses, and stay ready for emerging threats. "The threats organizations face now move at machine speed, so validation has to as well," said Volkan Ertürk, co-founder and CTO of Picus Security. "We built Picus to apply agentic AI where it delivers measurable value for defenders: continuously generating real attacks, testing controls, and validating exposures against each customer's unique environment. These awards recognize that shift, and the vision behind it: that security teams should move as fast as the AI-driven adversaries targeting them, and answer 'Are we secure right now?' with proof, not opinion." The recognition comes as Picus continues to expand its leadership in agentic security validation. The company recently introduced Picus Autonomous Exposure Validation, powered by Picus Swarm, an agentic validation framework that automates attack simulation, penetration testing, and exposure validation across enterprise environments, orchestrated by Numi AI(TM). The launch marks the next evolution of the Picus Platform, advancing the company's vision: helping organizations continuously validate their defenses and act on the exposures that matter most. About Picus Security Picus Security, the leading exposure validation company, gives organizations a clear picture of their cyber risk based on business context. Picus transforms security practices by correlating, prioritizing, and validating exposures across siloed findings so teams can focus on critical gaps and high-impact fixes. With Picus, security teams can quickly take action with one-click mitigations to stop more threats with less effort. Offering Breach and Attack Simulation, Autonomous Penetration Testing, and Exposure Validation, working together for greater outcomes, Picus delivers award-winning, threat-centric technology that allows teams to pinpoint fixes worth pursuing. Follow Picus Security on X and LinkedIn.

Yahoo Finance
Jul 7th, 2026
Picus Security launches autonomous exposure validation platform for AI-powered threat era

Picus Security has launched its Autonomous Exposure Validation Platform, designed to validate attack surfaces, exposures, and security controls in response to AI-powered threats. The platform, powered by Picus Swarm AI agents, converges breach and attack simulation, autonomous penetration testing, and exposure validation into a single system. The platform addresses the challenge of rapidly weaponised vulnerabilities, with approximately 132 CVEs published daily. It validates whether specific vulnerabilities are exploitable within an organisation's environment and recommends compensating controls when patches are delayed. Picus Swarm comprises five specialist AI agents orchestrated by Numi AI, operating at user-selected autonomy levels with full audit trails. The company reports customers achieve twice the security control effectiveness within 90 days and an 89% reduction in mean time to resolution. Picus Security was named the number one Innovation Leader for Automated Security Validation in the Frost Radar 2026.

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