Synack expands AI penetration testing services to South Africa
The expanded partnership combines agentic AI with elite ethical hackers to help South African organizations accelerate security testing and validate real-world exploitability.
On June 10, 2026, Redwood City, California-based cybersecurity company Synack announced that it is expanding its partnership with Wolfpack Information Risk, a specialist cybersecurity firm based in South Africa. This collaboration is designed to bring Synack's Sara AI Pentesting platform to various organizations across South Africa, combining artificial intelligence with human expertise to improve local security testing capabilities.[1][2]
The Sara AI Pentesting solution is powered by the Synack Autonomous Red Agent. It integrates agentic AI with the Synack Red Team (SRT), which is a globally vetted community of elite ethical hackers. By combining these advanced AI and human elements, Sara AI Pentesting and the SRT help South African organizations expand coverage across their attack surfaces, accelerate testing processes, and validate real-world exploitability with greater speed and confidence.[1][2]
Wolfpack Information Risk, which was established in 2011, is a B-BBEE Level 1-certified company. The South African firm brings deep, specialized expertise in governance, risk, and compliance to the partnership. This expertise will help facilitate the deployment of Synack's AI-driven penetration testing platform to businesses and organizations throughout the region, allowing them to validate exploitability with greater speed and confidence.[1][2]
