# Astra Security

> Astra Security is a continuous penetration testing platform offering PTaaS, DAST scanning, API security, and cloud vulnerability scanning for engineering teams.

Astra Security is a Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) platform built for engineering teams that need continuous, developer-friendly security testing across web apps, APIs, and cloud infrastructure. The platform combines automated DAST scanning with manual pentests by certified security experts, all managed through a unified dashboard with real-time collaboration features. Astra is operated by ASTRA IT, Inc., headquartered in Claymont, Delaware, and the company states it has uncovered 2 million+ vulnerabilities and saved $69 million+ in potential losses across its customer base.

## What It Is

Astra Security sits in the Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) category, offering a platform that replaces static, annual PDF-based pentest reports with an agile, continuous security testing workflow. The core product suite includes four interconnected modules: a PTaaS platform for hacker-style manual and autonomous pentests, a DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing) vulnerability scanner, an API Security Platform for discovering and scanning APIs, and a Cloud Vulnerability Scanner for AWS, Azure, and GCP. Each module feeds into a shared dashboard where developers and security teams can track, triage, and remediate findings together.

## Platform Architecture and Coverage

The platform is designed around the idea that security testing should keep pace with development velocity. Key architectural elements include:

- **DAST Scanner**: Runs authenticated scans against 10,000+ test cases covering OWASP Top 10, SANS, CVEs, and port vulnerabilities. Scans can be scheduled or triggered on-demand and integrated directly into CI/CD pipelines.
- **PTaaS (Pentest as a Service)**: Combines autonomous AI-driven pentesting with manual review by certified pentesters following OWASP, SANS, PTES, and CREST standards. Includes AI-powered threat modeling and end-to-end vulnerability management.
- **API Security Platform**: Discovers shadow, zombie, and undocumented APIs by capturing live traffic through integrations with Kong, Postman, AWS, GCP, Azure, and Nginx. Scans for OWASP API Top 10, CVEs, and broken access controls.
- **Cloud Vulnerability Scanner**: Agentless, multi-cloud scanning that detects 400+ misconfigurations and IAM risks across AWS, Azure, and GCP, with CI/CD integration for pre- and post-deployment checks.

## Developer and Team Workflow

Astra is built to reduce friction between security and engineering teams. The platform provides a shared Slack channel for real-time communication with pentesters, Jira integration for streamlined issue tracking, and CI/CD hooks so vulnerability scans can be embedded into deployment pipelines. An AI-powered conversational assistant helps developers understand and remediate vulnerabilities in context. Vetted Scans—where security experts manually review automated scanner output—are available on higher-tier plans to eliminate false positives before findings reach developers.

## Compliance and Trust Center

A recurring use case for Astra customers is achieving and demonstrating compliance with frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and HIPAA. The platform provides compliance-mapped vulnerability views, pentest reports recognized by auditors, and a publicly verifiable pentest certificate. A Trust Center feature allows teams to share their security posture and scan results transparently with stakeholders, customers, and auditors. Astra holds CREST, PCI-ASV, and CERT-IN accreditations, and is ISO-certified.

## Autonomous Pentesting

Astra has introduced an Autonomous Pentest capability, described on the site as providing "depth equal to a 2-week human pentest" at machine speed. This feature is positioned as a complement to manual expert pentests, enabling faster initial coverage and same-day first reports. The autonomous engine is AI-powered and designed to discover and correlate vulnerabilities at scale, with human re-scans available to verify fixes.

## Integrations and Ecosystem

Astra integrates with a broad set of developer and DevOps tools:
- **CI/CD**: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and similar pipelines
- **Issue tracking**: Jira
- **Communication**: Slack (shared channels with pentesters)
- **Cloud providers**: AWS, Azure, GCP
- **API traffic sources**: Kong, Postman, Nginx, Kubernetes
- **Remediation**: AI Auto Fixes via MCP integration directly in the IDE

## Features
- PTaaS (Penetration Testing as a Service)
- DAST vulnerability scanner with 10,000+ test cases
- Authenticated scans behind login screens
- API Security Platform with shadow/zombie API discovery
- Cloud Vulnerability Scanner for AWS, Azure, GCP
- Autonomous AI-powered pentesting
- CI/CD pipeline integration
- Jira and Slack integrations
- AI-powered conversational vulnerability fixing assistance
- Compliance reporting for SOC2, ISO27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA
- Publicly verifiable pentest certificate
- Trust Center for stakeholder transparency
- Expert Vetted Scans for zero false positives
- Real-time collaboration with pentesters
- Scheduled and on-demand scanning
- PDF, CSV, and JSON report formats
- AI-powered threat modeling
- Re-scans to verify vulnerability fixes
- MCP-based AI Auto Fixes in IDE

## Integrations
Jira, Slack, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kong, Postman, Nginx, Kubernetes, ServiceNow

## Platforms
LINUX, ANDROID, IOS, WEB, API, CLI

## Pricing
Subscription-based

## Links
- Website: https://www.getastra.com
- Documentation: https://help.getastra.com/en/
- EveryDev.ai: https://www.everydev.ai/tools/astra-security