This article announces the general availability of AWS Security Agent on-demand penetration testing, enabling continuous security testing across all applications in multicloud environments.

• Autonomous penetration testing operates 24/7 at fraction of manual testing cost
• Compresses testing timeline from weeks to days with up to 90% duration reduction
• Combines SAST, DAST, and penetration testing with context-aware AI agents
• Ingests source code, architecture diagrams, and threat models for deeper vulnerability discovery
• Identifies attack chains connecting multiple vulnerabilities into critical exploits
• Validates findings by attempting exploitation to minimize false positives
• Generates pull requests with code fixes for rapid remediation
• Supports AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premises environments
• Pricing: $50 per task-hour; typical comprehensive test costs $1,200
• Available in six AWS regions including US, Europe, and Asia Pacific

AWS Security Agent transforms penetration testing from periodic bottleneck into continuous capability, enabling organizations to test entire application portfolios rather than just critical applications.