AI Application Penetration Testing

Secure your AI-powered applications with expert-led penetration testing across prompts, workflows, APIs, retrieval pipelines, tools, plugins, agents and supporting infrastructure. Blacklock helps identify vulnerabilities that traditional web application testing may miss.

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A New Approach to AI Application Security Assurance

AI applications introduce a new attack surface. They process untrusted natural language, interact with tools, retrieve sensitive context, call APIs and may take automated actions on behalf of users.

Blacklock assesses AI-powered applications from an attacker’s perspective to identify risks such as prompt injection, system prompt leakage, insecure output handling, excessive agency, sensitive data disclosure, insecure plugin use, weak access control, RAG poisoning and business logic abuse.

Our methodology is aligned with OWASP LLM Top 10, OWASP Agentic AI guidance and MITRE ATLAS. Testing combines AI-specific attack simulation with traditional application, API and infrastructure penetration testing.
Our methodology

Our Approach to Comprehensive Assessment

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Scoping & Target Specification

We work with you to define the AI application scope, users, roles, workflows, LLM providers, APIs, tools, plugins, RAG pipelines, data sources, memory systems and testing objectives.

The scope can include chat interfaces, AI copilots, customer service bots, internal assistants, workflow automation tools, AI-enabled SaaS features and applications using OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, Gemini or self-hosted models.

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AI System Profiling & Reconnaissance

Blacklock maps the AI application architecture, exposed endpoints, LLM integrations, model providers, prompt flows, API routes, file upload points, retrieval sources, memory stores and agent components.

We assess system prompt disclosure risk, verbose errors, unsafe responses, exposed tool schemas, public documentation, leaked configuration details and data flows that may expose sensitive information.

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Automated AI Application Scanning

Blacklock runs targeted automated checks across AI input vectors, including user prompts, uploaded files, API parameters, tool outputs and retrieved content.

Testing may include prompt injection suites, jailbreak pattern testing, harmful content checks, RAG poisoning simulation, tool schema fuzzing, rate limit review and API security scanning for authentication and authorisation weaknesses.

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Manual AI Application Penetration Testing

Blacklock consultants perform manual testing to identify exploitable AI application risks. Testing includes direct and indirect prompt injection, jailbreak attempts, data exfiltration, unsafe output handling, access control bypass, business logic abuse, tool misuse and model behaviour manipulation.

Where the application integrates with APIs, databases, documents or business systems, we test whether the AI layer can be used to trigger unauthorised actions or expose sensitive data.

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Reporting & Continuous Vulnerability Scanning

Blacklock provides actionable reports for executive, technical and remediation audiences. Reports include attack narratives, evidence, proof of concept, business impact, severity, affected components and prioritised remediation guidance.

Blacklock can support ongoing security assurance by continuously scanning AI application endpoints. Recurring scanning helps identify new vulnerabilities as the AI application changes. Results can be reviewed in the Blacklock dashboard and used to support remediation, governance, compliance and release readiness.

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Why Us for AI Application Penetration Testing?

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AI-Specific Attack Coverage
Blacklock tests AI risks that traditional webapplication testing does not fully cover, including prompt injection, dataleakage, unsafe tool use, RAG poisoning and excessive agency.
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Application and API Expertise
AI applications still rely on APIs, authentication,authorisation, sessions, business logic and infrastructure. Blacklock combinesAI security testing with proven web, API and infrastructure penetration testingexperience.
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Industry-Aligned Methodology
Our approach is aligned with OWASPLLM Top 10, OWASPAgentic AI guidance and MITRE ATLAS,helping organisations assess AI systems against recognised security and riskframeworks.
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Our Team
Blacklock’s certified penetration testers bring deepexperience across AI-enabled applications, web applications, APIs,infrastructure and secure software delivery. We focus on practical, validatedfindings that help teams reduce real-world risk.
Endpoint Protection and Beyond

Our Services

Our Compliance Assurance Services
AI Application Penetration Testing
Assess AI-powered applications, copilots, chatbots andautomated workflows for prompt injection, data leakage, insecure tool use,unsafe model behaviour and traditional application security vulnerabilities.
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LLM Penetration Testing
Test LLM-integrated applications for OWASP LLM Top 10 risks, including prompt injection, sensitive information disclosure, insecure output handling, system prompt leakage and unbounded consumption.
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MCP Penetration Testing
Assess Model Context Protocol servers, tools and integrations for token mismanagement, tool poisoning, command injection, privilege escalation, weak authorisation and context over-sharing.
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AI Application Security Assessment

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Fit for AI-enabled applications, copilots andchatbots
AI system profiling and architecture review
Prompt injection and jailbreak testing
RAG and knowledge base poisoning checks
Sensitive data disclosure testing
API, authentication and authorisation review
Unsafe output and business logic testing
Tool and plugin misuse assessment
Executive and technical reporting
Prioritised remediation guidance

Advanced Agentic AI Assessment

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Fit for AI agents and automated workflows
Multi-step workflow and tool-chain testing
Excessive agency and approval bypass checks
Memory manipulation and context poisoning testing
Cross-session and cross-user data exposure review
Monitoring evasion and logging assessment
Attack chain mapping
Defence architecture recommendations
Retest verification on request
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Secure your AI-powered applications with expert-led penetration testing across prompts, models, data, APIs, tools and workflows.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is AI Application Penetration Testing?
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AI Application Penetration Testing is a security assessment of applications that use AI models, prompts, RAG pipelines, APIs, tools or autonomous workflows. It identifies risks that may allow attackers to manipulate outputs, access sensitive data or trigger unauthorised actions.

How is AI testing different from web application testing?
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Web application testing focuses on traditional application vulnerabilities such as injection, access control and session flaws. AI testing also examines prompt behaviour, model responses, tool usage, retrieval pipelines, system prompts, memory and unsafe autonomous actions.

What types of AI applications can Blacklock test?
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Blacklock can test AI chatbots, copilots, workflow automation tools, AI-enabled SaaS platforms, internal assistants, RAG applications and agentic AI systems.

Does the assessment include API testing?
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Yes. APIs used by the AI application can be included in scope. Blacklock tests API authentication, authorisation, business logic, input handling and whether the AI layer can trigger unauthorised API actions.

What vulnerabilities are tested?
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Testing covers prompt injection, jailbreaks, system prompt leakage, sensitive data disclosure, insecure output handling, RAG poisoning, excessive agency, insecure plugins, weak authentication and business logic abuse.

What access is required?
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Access may include test accounts, user roles, API documentation, system architecture, sample prompts, RAG data sources, tool schemas, plugin details and approved test environments.

Can Blacklock test internal AI applications?
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Yes. Blacklock can assess internal AI applications where appropriate access is provided, including private environments connected through agreed access methods.

How long does an AI application penetration test take?
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The duration depends on application complexity, number of workflows, integrations, user roles, tools and data sources. A standard assessment typically takes several days to two weeks.

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