PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15, 2026 — Clone Systems, Inc. today launched a rebuilt version of CloneGuard, its vulnerability scanning and penetration testing platform. The new release quadruples the platform's vulnerability detection library, adds authenticated testing of web applications and APIs, extends internal scanning to remote hosts through lightweight endpoint agents, and introduces a privately hosted AI assistant that ranks every finding by what to fix first. Clone Systems has been a PCI SSC Approved Scanning Vendor since 2007.
Testing behind the login
Unauthenticated testing reports what is visible from outside an application. Most business logic sits behind the login. CloneGuard now signs in with customer-supplied test credentials and assesses the web applications and APIs that only a logged-in user can reach. The same capability extends to Clone Systems' web application penetration testing, which now runs from inside a valid session against privileged workflows and role-based permissions.
Internal scanning that reaches every host
Agent-based internal scanning covers the hosts a network scan cannot reach. Lightweight agents on Windows, macOS, and Linux report software inventory to the platform, extending internal scanning to remote and work-from-home machines. Because the platform already holds the inventory, vulnerability checks run against it in seconds and can run daily. When a new vulnerability is published, affected hosts are identified immediately rather than at the next scan window.
Findings are tagged against the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog and linked to the exploitation context behind them. Each scan also renders an interactive attack path view showing how findings chain together, so remediation starts with what an attacker would reach first.
“The uncomfortable part of scanning behind the login is that you find more,” said Elyse Hamilton, Vice President of Business Development at Clone Systems. “That's why we didn't ship the scanning without the assistant. A longer list only helps if someone tells you which three things to fix on Monday.”
A private assistant, not a third-party integration
Every CloneGuard report leads with a fix-these-first section. For the findings that matter most, the AI assistant names the affected software and the specific action required. It answers questions about a customer's environment in plain language and compares any two scans to show what has been remediated and what is new.
The assistant runs entirely inside Clone Systems' environment. Many scanning platforms deliver AI features by having customers supply their own public large language model (LLM) API key, which sends vulnerability data outside the customer's control. The CloneGuard assistant requires no customer API key, never transfers customer data to an outside provider, and never uses customer data to train any model.
Availability and pricing
CloneGuard is available today with published pricing and online checkout, with no sales call required. Plans start at $185 a year for external vulnerability scanning of a single IP address, and every subscription includes Clone Systems' U.S.-based security operations center, staffed around the clock by certified analysts. More than 100 resellers, including managed service providers, payment processors, hosting companies, and Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs), deliver CloneGuard under their own brands.
About Clone Systems, Inc.
Clone Systems, Inc. has provided managed security and compliance services since 1998, including 24/7 security operations center (SOC) services, security information and event management (SIEM) with endpoint detection and response, managed intrusion prevention, penetration testing, and PCI compliance scanning. Headquartered in Philadelphia with operations in Larnaca, Cyprus, the company serves customers in finance, retail, healthcare, hospitality, and technology worldwide. Learn more about Clone Systems' managed cybersecurity solutions.
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