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LLM SecurityOffensive Security

Why AI-Generated Exploit Code Must Run in Isolation

Agent-written exploit code is the new RCE vector aimed at the tester. Here's why per-task isolation and egress control are non-negotiable.

May 29, 202613 min

What Is Agentic Pentesting - Complete Guide for Security Teams 2026

Penetration TestingOffensive Security

What Is Agentic Pentesting? The Complete Guide for Security Teams (2026)

Agentic pentesting uses specialized AI agents to test your entire attack surface in hours, not weeks. Here is how it works, what surfaces it covers, how safety is enforced, and how to evaluate platforms with real benchmarks.

May 28, 202619 min

Checkmarx and Bitwarden supply chain attack: Your CI/CD pipeline is the attack surface

CybersecurityVulnerability Intelligence

Checkmarx and Bitwarden Just Showed That Your Pipeline Is the Attack Surface

How the Checkmarx supply chain attack compromised Bitwarden's CLI pipeline in four minutes, what was stolen, and the program design gap that made it possible.

Apr 29, 20267 min

Offensive SecurityCybersecurity

AI-Accelerated Offense: The Cyberattack Your Security Program Was Never Built to Stop

AI-Accelerated Offense uses autonomous agents to run the full cyberattack chain in hours. A frontier AI model found thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities across every major OS and browser in weeks. See how it works, why your security program is already behind, and what to do now.

Apr 23, 202613 min

Best AI Pentesting Tools in 2026 - Ranked Priced and Compared

Penetration TestingCTEM

Best AI Pentesting Tools in 2026: Ranked, Priced & Compared (12 Tools)

Which AI pentesting tool actually reduces risk in 2026? We reviewed 12 platforms on autonomy, proof quality, pricing, and what happens after a vulnerability is found.

Apr 9, 202630 min

CTEMPenetration Testing

Is Claude Mythos the End of Pentesting?

Claude Mythos found thousands of zero-days in Linux, browsers, and Apache. Does that make pentesting platforms obsolete? Understanding why models, harnesses, and platforms are three different things -- and why smarter AI makes Strobes more valuable, not less.

Apr 8, 202615 min

How to Write an Effective AI Agent Skill Four-Layer Architecture

engineeringOffensive Security

How to Write an Effective AI Agent Skill: The Four-Layer Architecture

Most teams building AI agents get the ratio wrong: 90% code, 10% methodology. Here is the four-layer architecture Strobes uses to build skills that run complete security assessments autonomously.

Mar 31, 20267 min

Offensive SecurityCTEM

Strobes AI: The Agent Stack Specialized for Offensive Security

A deep-dive into the multi-agent architecture behind Strobes AI — 12 purpose-built offensive security agents, the Skills system, Human in the Loop governance, and the architectural properties that make continuous exposure management viable at scale.

Mar 27, 20268 min

Offensive SecurityPenetration Testing

Agentic Pentesting with Strobes AI

What happens when you point Strobes AI at a real web app and let it run a full OWASP WSTG assessment with zero hand-holding? 32 tasks, 21 phases, 42 confirmed vulnerabilities — all autonomous.

Mar 25, 20269 min

AI Harness for Offensive Security - Strobes blog cover showing multi-agent architecture concept

Offensive SecurityPenetration Testing

Building an AI Harness for Offensive Security: What It Takes to Turn LLMs Into Reliable Pentest and Validation Operators

The model is 20% of the problem. Here is the engineering story behind the orchestration, tooling, middleware, and infrastructure that turns a capable LLM into a reliable penetration testing operator.

Mar 22, 202614 min

Three-angle crawl strategy: static analysis, swarm crawling, browser handover into Strobes orchestrator

Penetration TestingOffensive Security

Why Crawling Is the Hardest Part of AI-Powered Pen Testing (And How We Fixed It)

AI agents are brilliant at reading code but terrible at navigating browsers. Here's how Strobes combines static analysis, CDP-based swarm crawling, and human browser handover to build a complete attack surface map before testing begins.

Mar 20, 202612 min

Offensive Security

Assumed Breach Assessment Explained

An assumed breach assessment starts with the attacker already inside, so the whole budget goes to detection, response, and blast radius instead of the front door. Here is how it works and when to use it.

Feb 19, 20268 min