170% ROI. 53% lower cost.

Omdia did the math on what Pentesting as a Service (PTaaS) actually delivers.
Traditional pentesting leaves organizations exposed for an average of 51 days per engagement. Findings arrive after testing ends. Remediation waits. The Cobalt model changed the math, and Omdia validated the numbers. 1

Omdia interviewed enterprise security teams and built a side-by-side economic model for their report, Analyzing the Economic Benefits of Cobalt Pentesting as a Service and Offensive Security Platform. The gap was bigger than expected.

  • 170% modeled ROI per PTaaS engagement
  • 66% less time exposed to vulnerabilities
  • 53% lower total cost versus traditional consulting
  • 93% faster time to first finding
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1 Omdia Economic Validation, Analyzing the Economic Benefits of Cobalt Pentesting as a Service and Offensive Security Platform, June 2026.