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Continuous Offensive Security Testing Is Becoming a Category. Here’s What Most Vendors Will Get Wrong.

COST vs CTEM: What Continuous Offensive Security Testing Requires

Looking for the full COST definition? This post covers the market analysis. For the complete framework, triggers, and how FireCompass delivers Continuous Offensive Security Testing (COST) you can refer to: www.firecompass.com/continuous-offensive-security-testing When someone tells you they do continuous offensive security testing or COST, ask two questions. Q1: Can it prove the exploit with reproduction steps… Read More »COST vs CTEM: What Continuous Offensive Security Testing Requires

SEBI AI Guidelines: What 10k+ Financial Entities Must Do

SEBI AI Guidelines: What 10k+ Financial Entities Must Do

SEBI’s May 5, 2026, circular (HO/13/19/12(1)2026-ITD-1_CIMGI/10873/2026) is addressed to every category of regulated entity in the Indian securities market — exchanges, depositories, brokers, mutual funds, custodians, credit rating agencies, merchant bankers, portfolio managers, investment advisors, and more. Over 10,000 entities. The subject: AI-driven vulnerability detection tools like “Claude Mythos” and the new risk dimensions they… Read More »SEBI AI Guidelines: What 10k+ Financial Entities Must Do

Offensive Security Guide: BAS, CTEM, CART, Pen Test, & COST Explained

BAS, CTEM, CART, Pen Test, VA, AEV, COST: What Each Actually Does, and When to Use What

Every quarter a new three-letter acronym shows up in a vendor deck. Last year it was AEV. This year Gartner introduced COST. CTEM is everywhere. BAS has been around forever and still gets confused with red teaming. Pen test means six different things depending on who you ask. If you run a security program, the… Read More »BAS, CTEM, CART, Pen Test, VA, AEV, COST: What Each Actually Does, and When to Use What

Web Application Penetration Testing in 2026: A Practical Guide for CISOs

Web Application Penetration Testing in 2026: A Practical Guide for CISOs

A CISO’s reference for evaluating modern web app pentesting programs, what AI actually changes, and how to tell platforms apart from LLM wrappers. Quick Answer Web application penetration testing in 2026 looks structurally different from the annual consulting model most enterprises still run. The shift is driven by three mismatches: applications change daily but get… Read More »Web Application Penetration Testing in 2026: A Practical Guide for CISOs

IRDAI 2026 Cybersecurity Guidelines

IRDAI 2026 Cybersecurity Guidelines: What Changed? How To Respond?

On April 6, 2026, IRDAI issued revised Information and Cybersecurity Guidelines that go far beyond a regulatory refresh. They signal a fundamental shift in how India’s insurance sector must think about cyber risk — from compliance checkbox to continuous, board-accountable security. If you’re a CISO at an insurer, intermediary, web aggregator, or IIB, here’s what… Read More »IRDAI 2026 Cybersecurity Guidelines: What Changed? How To Respond?

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