Bridging the Gap Between Security Testing and Enterprise Workflow
Enterprise security teams face a persistent challenge: vulnerability remediation cycles drag on for weeks, not because fixes are complex, but because information gets trapped in siloed systems. Penetration testers document findings in one platform, security teams review them in another, and developers receive tickets through yet another channel. This fragmentation creates dangerous delays between discovery and remediation—time that threat actors can exploit.
The problem intensifies as organizations scale. With distributed teams working across time zones and departments, context-switching between security platforms and collaboration tools adds friction to every engagement. Traditional penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) solutions force teams into proprietary portals, creating bottlenecks that slow the very workflows designed to protect infrastructure.
Real-Time Security Intelligence Where Teams Already Collaborate
Cobalt has addressed this workflow friction by launching its Microsoft Teams integration in the Microsoft Marketplace, enabling bi-directional communication between penetration testers and enterprise security teams within the collaboration platform where over 320 million monthly active users already work. More than 90% of Fortune 100 companies rely on Microsoft Teams as their primary enterprise communication hub, making this integration a strategic alignment with existing operational infrastructure.
The Cobalt Offensive Security Platform now delivers penetration test findings, status updates, and direct pentester communication through native Teams channels. Unlike one-way notification systems offered by competing PTaaS providers, this integration supports full conversational exchanges between Cobalt’s community of over 500 security experts and customer technical teams. Security professionals receive instant alerts when vulnerabilities surface, can clarify technical details with pentesters in real time, and coordinate remediation efforts without leaving their workflow environment.
“Most other PTaaS providers can only offer a one-way communication channel through their own portal, but the Cobalt Microsoft Teams integration provides a seamless and efficient way for both pentesters and customers to manage engagements directly within their existing toolset without context-switching,” said Deepak Dalvi, Head of Product at Cobalt.
The integration mirrors the architecture of Cobalt’s existing Slack offering, providing enterprises with flexibility to align penetration testing workflows with their preferred communication ecosystems. Organizations can launch expert-led penetration tests in as little as 24 hours and begin remediation immediately upon finding discovery, rather than waiting for formal report completion.
Measurable Impact on Security Remediation Velocity
The Teams integration delivers five operational advantages: real-time notifications push findings directly to relevant channels; streamlined communication eliminates platform-hopping between security portals and collaboration tools; enhanced transparency provides continuous visibility into engagement progress; accelerated remediation cycles result from immediate awareness and clarification capabilities; and seamless workflow integration respects existing operational patterns rather than forcing process adaptation.
For security operations teams managing multiple concurrent engagements, compliance requirements, and expanding attack surfaces, this integration represents a fundamental shift from report-based to conversation-based penetration testing. By embedding offensive security expertise directly into daily communication flows, organizations can compress the window between vulnerability identification and mitigation—the critical metric that determines whether security testing adds genuine resilience or merely checks compliance boxes.
The availability through Microsoft Marketplace provides enterprise procurement teams with trusted sourcing, simplified deployment, and centralized management alongside other Microsoft ecosystem solutions, reducing both technical and administrative friction for security program expansion.
About Cobalt
Cobalt is the pioneer in pentesting as a service (PTaaS) and a leader in human-led, AI-powered offensive security services. We are focused on combining talent and technology with speed, scalability, and expertise. Thousands of customers and hundreds of partners rely on the Cobalt Offensive Security Platform, along with 500+ trusted security experts, to find and fix vulnerabilities across their environments. By enabling faster pentest launches, real-time collaboration with pentesters, and seamless integration with remediation workflows, we help organizations identify critical issues and accelerate risk mitigation so they can operate fearlessly and innovate securely.
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