What the hell is PTaaS?

Iv’e noticed a few posts lately where PTaaS is mentioned, however everyone’s interpretation of it is wildly different.

- Is it an actual ‘service’ that’s somehow different to ‘normal’ pentesting?
- Is it just a mechanism for how pentesting gets delivered i.e. via portal, on-demand reports etc.
- Is it a fancy way of saying we “will do non-stop attacks on your systems and show you results over time”?
- Is it something for only Internet facing assets?
- Is …

cybersecurity demand etc mechanism normal on-demand pentesting portal posts ptaas reports service