Factual Product Summary
Cosmos from Bishop Fox focuses on external attack surface assessment and exploit validation. It is external attack surface technology used for discovering and assessing internet-facing assets. Capabilities - External asset discovery: Finds internet-facing assets that are relevant to the organization's exposure. - Attack surface inventory: Provides a record of the externally visible assets included in the assessment scope. - Exposure assessment: Identifies potential weaknesses that warrant investigation or remediation. - Remediation prioritization: Supports ordering follow-up work on the exposures assessed by the product. Use and operational context Cosmos is Bishop Fox's external attack surface offering. Assess how externally discovered assets are attributed to the organization and how a suspected exposure is validated, so the resulting finding can be assigned to an identifiable system owner. Deployment and evaluation Before adoption, review asset ownership, discovery scope, validation of findings and handoff to remediation teams. Assign an owner for administration, document required permissions and identify how the product or service will fit the existing operating process. Buyer questions - What is the main purpose? Cosmos focuses on discovering and assessing internet-facing assets. - What should a proof of concept establish? Test the listed capabilities against representative assets and workflows, record useful results and unresolved gaps, and confirm who handles follow-up work. - What should be confirmed before purchase? Ask the vendor which edition or service scope includes the required features, which dependencies must be configured and what licensing or contract terms apply. Pricing has not been verified for this catalog.
Documented Technical Capabilities
Core enterprise capabilities verified directly from official vendor engineering documentation.
Transitions traditional annual point-in-time assessments into 24/7 active perimeter testing with critical flaw notification within hours.
Documented Capabilities & Sourced Claims
Every claim is checked against official engineering documentation or compliance reports.
Continuous perimeter scanning backed by human ethical hackers validating every critical finding
Audited Capability Specifications
Structured criteria validated against official vendor documentation for buyer comparison.
Supported assessment targets (Web, Mobile, Cloud, Network, API, Red Team, Social Eng).
Service engagement model (Point-in-time assessment, Continuous PTaaS, Retainer).
Whether follow-up validation re-testing is bundled within the initial engagement scope.
Formal frameworks utilized (OWASP ASVS/Top 10, PTES, NIST SP 800-115, OSSTMM).
Typical delivery window for comprehensive debrief and technical reports following testing completion.
Minimum technical credentials held by active delivery consultants (OSCP, CREST, GIAC).
Official Sources & References
Deployment & Specifications
- Deployment Models
- Not documented in our sources
- Supported Platforms
- Not documented in our sources
- Customer Segments
- Enterprise, High-Growth Tech
- Service Geography
- Global
Pricing Transparency
About the Vendor
Bishop Fox offers a portfolio covering discovering and assessing internet-facing assets and assessing weaknesses and validating attack possibilities. The entries in this catalog include Cosmos and Penetration Testing. Cosmos focuses on external attack surface assessment and exploit validation. Penetration Testing focuses on authorized application and network security testing. When reviewing Bishop Fox, compare the named products individually: a platform family, a specific module and a managed service can have different scopes and purchasing requirements. Selection should account for asset ownership, discovery scope, validation of findings and handoff to remediation teams. Portfolio detail - Cosmos: the catalog lists External asset discovery, Attack surface inventory, Exposure assessment. - Penetration Testing: the catalog lists Authorized security testing, Exploitability validation, Attack path assessment. For procurement, map each required capability to a named offering and confirm the edition, dependencies and delivery responsibility with the vendor. Product-level entries below provide the operational context and evaluation questions for that comparison.