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PenTestGPT: The Future of Automated Penetration Testing ?

Discover how PenTestGPT revolutionizes cybersecurity through automated penetration testing, leveraging ChatGPT’s power for enhanced security protocols.

ElNiak
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6 min readFeb 12, 2024

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In an era where digital threats evolve faster than ever, the cybersecurity landscape demands innovation and agility. PenTestGPT, a novel tool designed by a Ph.D. student at Nanyang Technological University and shared on GitHub, stands at the forefront of this battle.

This ChatGPT-powered tool ushers in a new age of automated penetration testing, blending the latest in AI technology with the critical demands of cybersecurity defense.

Note that all figure from this article are from the paper of PenTestGPT (see references).

What is PenTestGPT?

PenTestGPT is an automated penetration testing tool that harnesses the capabilities of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, specifically the GPT-4 module, to streamline and enhance security testing processes.

It’s designed to automate the various complex procedures involved in penetration testing, providing a high-quality reasoning and test generation that was previously unattainable…

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I’m a PhD student in cyber security & teaching assistant & fitness passionate | Here to share various informations about CS/Cyber/AI | Github @Elniak

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