AI pentesting tools are generating more findings than security teams can validate, new survey finds

New research from Pentest-Tools.com suggests that AI-assisted penetration testing tools are generating vulnerability findings faster than most security teams can verify them, creating a validation backlog that is offsetting the time AI was meant to save. The company surveyed 158 security practitioners in June 2026, including penetration testers, security engineers, AppSec and DevSecOps professionals, consultants, and MSSP practitioners, all of whom use AI-assisted tools in their vulnerability as