Astra Security Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) is a managed security testing platform that combines automated scanning with expert-led manual penetration testing. It covers web applications, APIs, and cloud environments. The service follows a 7-step process: discovery and scoping, authentication setup, automated and manual testing, vulnerability validation, reporting, remediation guidance, and retesting. Scope alignment is mapped to compliance frameworks including PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and HIPAA. Key operational characteristics: - Automated DAST scans are tuned by security experts to reduce false positives - Verified findings are reviewed by analysts before being surfaced to clients - Continuous testing is supported with scheduled and on-demand scans - AI-assisted context-aware analysis adapts tests to the target application Reporting and compliance: - Generates audit-ready reports mapped to ISO, PCI DSS, SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, OWASP, and NIST - Provides a public-facing pentest certificate upon completion - Tracks remediation status and supports verified fix confirmation via rescans DevSecOps integration: - Integrates into CI/CD pipelines via GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Bitbucket, and similar tools - Supports Slack alerts for vulnerability notifications - Supports Jira ticketing for issue tracking and workflow management The platform includes a centralized dashboard for vulnerability management, compliance tracking, and engagement visibility. Pricing starts at $5,999.