The 36% Problem: Why Traditional Pentesting is Failing Modern Security Teams

Fresh data reveals a crisis of faith in offensive security: only 36% of security leaders are fully satisfied with their current pentesting vendors. As vulnerabilities surge, the hurry-up-and-wait nature of traditional models has become a fundamental bottleneck to business growth.

Join Cobalt CISO Andrew Obadiaru and Director of Solutions Architecture Luke Doherty as they deconstruct findings from the 2026 Pentesting Pulse Report. You will learn how to bridge the satisfaction gap by transitioning from shallow, check-the-box exercises to a modern Pentesting as a Service (PTaaS) model.

Key Takeaways:

  • The top 3 operational frictions stalling your offensive security maturity.
  • Why vendor rotation is creating a hidden quality crisis.
  • How to launch tests in days, not weeks, to match DevOps velocity.
SPEAKERS
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Andrew Obadiaru
CISO, Cobalt
Andrew Obadiaru is the Chief Information Security Officer at Cobalt. In this role, Andrew is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the company's systems and data.  Andrew has 20+ years in the security and technology space, with a history of managing and mitigating risk across changing technologies, software, and diverse platforms.
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Luke Doherty
Director, Solutions Architecture, Cobalt
Luke Doherty is the Director of Solutions Architecture at Cobalt. He graduated from the ECPI University with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security. With over 10 years of technical experience, he helps bring to life Cobalt's mission to transform traditional penetration testing with the innovative Pentesting as a Service (PTaaS) platform.
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