They had previously invested in a homegrown command line interface program that would run their entire environment on a continuous integration runner, but it turned out it took 15-30 minutes to get the framework up before even running a test, Chia said. There were also build failures from time-outs, and the developer of the system left the company, and nobody knew how to maintain it.
"High Volume Automated Testing (HiVAT) takes the idea that automation changes the very concept of how tests can be created, run and evaluated, and extends it to its logical conclusion."
AI is not just another optimization layer for red team tools; it fundamentally changes the lifecycle of adversarial testing, including payload creation, execution, and finding interpretation.