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28 articles 9 topics Arxiis Research · Updated August 2026
Security Testing

The 363-Day Blind Spot.

You test once a year and call it covered. The attacker doesn't work to your audit calendar. Most regulated enterprises run an annual VAPT — and either way, the calendar creates a known, predictable gap that attackers are trained to exploit.

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SECURITY TESTING
363days a year untested
THREAT INTELLIGENCE
194days of dwell time
Threat Intelligence

194 Days of Silence.

That 194-day figure is dwell time: the interval between an attacker first getting in and anyone noticing. It is not passive waiting — it's a methodical kill chain, and every step is designed to stay quiet.

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IDENTITY SECURITY
51%start with a valid login
Identity Security

They Don't Break In. They Log In.

If more than half of intrusions begin with a legitimate login, a hardened perimeter is solving for the wrong threat. The credential is the new exploit — and most defences aren't built for it.

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THREAT INTELLIGENCE
181:29detect vs. takeover
Threat Intelligence

181 Days to Notice. 29 Minutes to Lose Control.

Breach detection time is the quiet number that decides how much a breach costs you. Attackers move fast. Most teams see them slowly. Your last pentest does not close that gap.

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AI SECURITY
autonomous agents
AI Security

Agentic Red Teaming: From Automation to Autonomy.

The 2026 shift from scripts you babysit to AI that reasons, chains steps, and finishes the attack on its own. What agentic red teaming means in practice.

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SECURITY TESTING
three testing models
Security Testing

Red Team vs Pentest vs Continuous Validation.

Penetration test, red team, or continuous security validation? A plain guide to the three testing types and when each one is worth the money.

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COMPLIANCE
RBI CSF 2026
Compliance

RBI Cybersecurity Framework: Scan to Re-Test (2026).

Regulators want proof you fixed and re-tested, not a single dated report. What banks and NBFCs must show under the updated RBI framework now.

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COMPLIANCE
6hincident report rule
Compliance

CERT-In VAPT Requirements in 2026: A Checklist.

The 6-hour rule, 180-day logs, empanelled auditors, and how to stay audit-ready every day of the year. A plain CERT-In VAPT checklist for 2026.

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TRUST
live & verifiable
Trust

Most Security Badges Are Stickers. Here's a Verifiable One.

Most footer badges are static images that prove nothing. A verifiable security badge is live, clickable, and re-earned continuously. What a real trust mark looks like.

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SECURITY TESTING
the untested layers
Security Testing

Attack Surface Coverage: You Test Only Part of It.

Forgotten subdomains, shadow APIs, cloud configs, and third-party integrations rarely get tested. That is exactly where attackers look first.

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INDUSTRY
4.8Munfilled security roles
Industry

You Can't Hire Your Way Out of the Talent Gap.

The cybersecurity skills gap sits at 4.8 million open roles and is not closing. Why leverage, not headcount, is the only sustainable fix.

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AI SECURITY
92%are worried, few ready
AI Security

92% of Security Pros Fear AI Agents. Should You?

92% of security professionals are worried about AI agents, but only 37% have a policy. The real risk — and how to test agents the way attackers will.

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COMPLIANCE
never leaves your walls
Compliance

Data Sovereignty Security Testing: Keep It In-House.

In most security testing, your sensitive data leaves the building. Data sovereignty testing keeps everything on-premise, so your data never leaves your environment.

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AI SECURITY
4.8×faster attack chains
AI Security

How Agentic AI Attackers Actually Work.

AI attackers don't follow playbooks — they reason, adapt, and chain exploits autonomously. Here's the anatomy of an agentic attack and why your current defences weren't built for it.

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THREAT INTELLIGENCE
22sto hand off access
Threat Intelligence

22 Seconds to Hand Off. 247 Days to Find Out.

Attacker breakout time is 29 minutes and access changes hands in 22 seconds, yet breaches take 247 days to find. Why annual testing cannot close that gap.

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SECURITY TESTING
78%findings are misconfigs
Security Testing

Cloud Misconfigurations Are India's Quietest Security Crisis.

78% of critical cloud findings are misconfigurations, not zero-days. The attack surface is not your code — it is your configuration.

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COMPLIANCE
₹250Crmax DPDP penalty
Compliance

DPDP Act 2023: The Security Testing Obligations Every Data Fiduciary Is Ignoring.

Section 8(5) does not ask whether you have a policy — it asks whether you have evidence. The 18-month enforcement clock is ticking.

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SECURITY TESTING
49%BFSI with mature 3rd-party controls
Security Testing

Third-Party Vendors Are Your Biggest Security Gap — And They're Not in Your VAPT Scope.

"Our vendor manages that" is the most expensive sentence in Indian financial security. RBI 2024 MD Clause 4.7 makes it your problem regardless.

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AI SECURITY
495malicious models detected
AI Security

AI Supply Chain Attacks: The Threat Your Security Team Has Not Mapped.

495 malicious AI models. 969 weaponised agent skills. A 451% surge in poisoned packages. A model checkpoint is an executable — not a static asset.

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SECURITY TESTING
5–10×Arxiis cost advantage
Security Testing

NodeZero vs Pentera vs Arxiis: Choosing the Right Platform for Indian Regulated Environments.

Most comparisons miss what Indian CISOs actually care about: native RBI output, data sovereignty, and economics that work in INR. A fair breakdown across 10 criteria.

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SECURITY TESTING
5 hrsvs 6-week traditional pentest
Security Testing

What Happens During an Arxiis Red Team Engagement: A Step-by-Step Breakdown.

5 stages, 5 hours, a full RBI-mapped report. Here's exactly what our agents do — minute by minute — from scope activation to deliverable package.

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AI SECURITY
10OWASP agentic risks
AI Security

OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications: What India's Enterprise Security Teams Need to Know.

Your firewall can't stop an agent that's been convinced to misbehave. Goal manipulation, tool misuse, memory poisoning — and how to test for all ten risks.

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COMPLIANCE
SEBI CSCRF 2024
Compliance

SEBI CSCRF 2024: The Penetration Testing Requirements Every Broker and AMC Is Getting Wrong.

SEBI CSCRF mandates tiered VAPT, event-triggered testing, SOC operations, and red team exercises. Most regulated entities are still misreading the fine print.

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COMPLIANCE
RBI ZTA mandate
Compliance

Zero Trust Architecture Is Now an RBI Mandate — But Who's Actually Testing It?

RBI's 2026 Zero Trust mandate is live for Indian banks. Implementation is not validation. Here is the critical gap Indian BFSI is ignoring and what real ZTA red teaming looks like.

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COMPLIANCE
quarterly is the floor
Compliance

Quarterly VAPT Is the New Minimum, Not the Goal.

PCI DSS, RBI, SEBI CSCRF and DORA all pair a testing calendar with an "after any change" trigger. What each really requires in 2026, and why continuous wins.

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SECURITY TESTING
31%breaches start via exploit
Security Testing

6 Attack Vectors Every Web App Should Be Tested Against.

Vulnerability exploitation is now the top way breaches start, at 31 percent. The six web app attack vectors that matter most, mapped to OWASP Top 10:2025.

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AI SECURITY
red-team your AI agents
AI Security

Testing the Testers: How to Red-Team Your Own AI Agents.

A practical guide to AI red teaming in 2026. What OWASP's Agentic Top 10 covers, what prompt injection costs, and the six tests to run on your own agents.

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AI SECURITY
autonomous kill chain
AI Security

Anatomy of an Autonomous Kill Chain: Recon to Report.

An autonomous kill chain runs recon, enrich, exploit, chain and report with no human driving. What each stage does, and why chaining changes the risk math entirely.

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