The Platform
Patchly Validate

Penetration Testing as a Service

Annual pen tests are snapshots. Your attack surface changes daily. Patchly Validate delivers continuous penetration testing that discovers what attackers see – and verifies that your fixes actually work.

Patchly Validate combines automated multi-layer scanning with expert-led security testing. Continuous assessment discovers what attackers see – and human validation confirms what's actually exploitable.

How Patchly Validate Works

Our assessment pipeline combines automated multi-layer scanning with expert-led validation to deliver comprehensive penetration testing results with actionable remediation guidance.

01

Multi-Layer Scanning

Automated scanning across your external and internal attack surface – network vulnerability scanning, web application testing, SSL/TLS analysis, and secret detection. Comprehensive coverage without manual configuration.

02

Finding Ingestion & Deduplication

Scan results are automatically ingested with SHA-256 fingerprinting to eliminate duplicate findings. No noise, no repeated alerts – just a clean, deduplicated set of genuine findings ready for analysis.

03

Expert Validation & Testing

A senior security tester reviews scan findings, validates exploitability, and attempts privilege escalation and lateral movement where applicable. Human-led analysis identifies attack paths and business impact that automated scanning alone cannot assess.

04

Reporting & Analysis

Findings are compiled into clear, actionable reports with executive summaries, detailed technical narratives, and specific remediation guidance tailored to your environment. Structured for both technical teams and leadership stakeholders.

05

Scan Diff & Continuous Improvement

The Scan Diff Engine compares results across engagements to track remediation progress, identify recurring issues, and verify that fixes hold over time. Each assessment builds on the last – turning pen testing into a continuous improvement loop.

Beyond Annual Assessments

Continuous Testing, Continuous Confidence

Traditional penetration testing gives you a snapshot. By the time you receive the report, your environment has already changed. Patchly Validate shifts pen testing from a periodic compliance exercise to an ongoing security assurance program.

The traditional pen test cycle generates work – findings to triage, spreadsheets to maintain, remediation to track, and a re-test to schedule months later. Patchly Validate compresses that entire cycle into a continuous, automated process with expert validation built in. Less administrative overhead. More actual security improvement.

Scheduled recurring scans – weekly, monthly, or on-demand
Automated diff analysis between scan cycles
Real-time finding status tracking and remediation verification
Compliance-ready PDF reports generated on demand
Integration with your vulnerability management workflow
Traditional Pen Test

→ Annual engagement

→ 2-4 week delivery time

→ Static PDF report

→ No remediation tracking

→ $15K-$50K per engagement

Patchly Validate

→ Continuous / on-demand testing

→ Results within hours

→ Actionable reports with expert analysis

→ Built-in Scan Diff & remediation tracking

→ Predictable annual pricing

Ranges reflect typical enterprise penetration testing engagements based on industry reporting and Patchly’s experience across the security services market.

Scan Diff Engine

Track Progress Across Engagements

Compare scan results side by side. See what was resolved, what persists, and what's new – at a glance.

patchly-validate-report.pdf

Finding Severity

Critical
2
High
5
Medium
12
Low
8
Info
23

Scan Coverage

Network ScanComplete
Web ApplicationComplete
SSL/TLS AnalysisComplete
Secret DetectionComplete
DNS/SubdomainComplete

Remediation Status

Resolved18/27
In Progress6/27
Open3/27

See What a Patchly Validate Assessment Delivers

Download a redacted report from a recent engagement against a test environment. Includes executive summary, detailed finding narratives with severity scoring, remediation guidance, and progress tracking.

See What Attackers See

Get a demo of Patchly Validate and discover how continuous pen testing can transform your security posture.