Red Teaming
The question comes up constantly when a CISO has done several rounds of penetration testing and starts wondering whether they're getting diminishing returns. The answer is that penetration testing and red teaming are not competing services they measure different things, serve different purposes, and the data on when
Assumed Breach Testing
What Is Assumed Breach Testing? Assumed breach testing is a type of penetration test that starts from the premise that an attacker has already gained access to your environment. Instead of testing whether someone can break in, it tests what they can do once they're inside — how far
SAMA
Cybersecurity in Saudi Arabia’s financial sector has entered a resilience-first regulatory era. Under the supervision of Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), financial institutions are no longer assessed solely on the existence of cybersecurity controls, but on their proven effectiveness under real-world attack conditions. Ethical Red Teaming has emerged as one
SAMA
Interaction Length Consistent Refusal Rate Partial Compliance Observed 1 turn High Rare 3–5 turns Medium Occasional 6+ turns Low Common
LLM Security
Large Language Models (LLMs) have become central to next-generation applications, powering everything from customer service chatbots to complex decision support tools. But with increased use comes increased risk. Adversaries are not just exploiting single prompt bugs; they are actively probing, manipulating, and breaking models using systematic adversarial techniques. This article
SAMA
SAMA penetration testing is often misunderstood as a technical checkbox rather than a regulatory assurance mechanism. Many banks and financing companies in Saudi Arabia perform penetration testing or VAPT regularly, yet still face challenges during SAMA audits. The issue is rarely the absence of testing. It is the misalignment between
LLM Security
Jailbreaking Isn’t a Prompting Problem For a long time, jailbreaks were treated as a curiosity. Someone found a clever prompt, it circulated online, a filter was adjusted, and the incident was written off as an edge case. If you’ve spent years in application security, this likely felt familiar
SLASH
Comparison PTaaS vs Annual Pentest vs SLASH Area Annual Pentest PTaaS ⚡ SLASH — SecurityWall Testing Frequency Once or twice a year Continuous or recurring Always-on Scope Flexibility Fixed at project start Adjustable per engagement Continuously aligned to real exposure Speed of Findings Final report after weeks Faster, still engagement-based Near real-time
Red Teaming
In the fast-paced world of startups, every decision can make or break growth. While founders often concentrate on product development, fundraising, and scaling operations, one critical area is frequently overlooked: cybersecurity. A red team engagement is a simulated, real-world attack designed to identify vulnerabilities across your systems, processes, and people