Augmenting Penetration Testing Methodology with Artificial Intelligence – Part 2: Copilot

This blog post details practical ways an ethical security researcher leverages LLMs to streamline penetration testing workflows — automating payload generation and URI substitution for out-of-band testing with Burp Collaborator, and experimenting with model jailbreaks to obtain vulnerability analysis and proof-of-concept guidance (using OWASP Juice Shop as a safe target). The author emphasizes that Juice Shop is intentionally vulnerable, warns about ethical and client-data concerns when using public models, and recommends on-premise LLMs for real-world engagements.