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Autonomous AI Pen Testing Program Buildout

Your CISO wants autonomous AI pen testing. We build the program.

A packaged consulting engagement that stands up an autonomous AI pen testing capability inside your environment from zero. Platform selection, hardened deployment, initial assessments, operational runbook, and the leadership documentation your board needs to sign off on the program. Operator-led, agent-augmented, delivered as a fixed-scope engagement.

◆ The Gap

Everyone Sells the Tool. Nobody Builds the Program.

The autonomous AI pen testing category is crowded. Platforms are shipping fast, subscriptions are easy to buy, and every CISO is getting the same board question: "what are we doing about autonomous AI pen testing?"

So they buy a subscription. Then the real work starts. Which platform fits the environment. How to deploy it without creating a new attack surface. How to secure the API keys. Which model tier to pay for. What the runbook looks like. Who runs it day to day. What to show the board at the next review. None of that ships in the box.

"Your CISO wants autonomous AI pen testing. Who builds the program?"
→ That is the service.
◆ The Landscape

Who Sells What

The competitive landscape sells tools and subscriptions. We sell the buildout that makes any of them work.

Penligent
Autonomous pen testing platform. Subscription tool.
XBOW
Autonomous offensive security. Platform play.
Horizon3 NodeZero
Autonomous pen testing platform. Subscription.
AWS Security Agent
Cloud-native agent. Hyperscaler-locked.

These are capable products. The gap is not the tool. The gap is the program around it: the selection, the hardening, the runbook, and the story your leadership can repeat.

◆ The Proof

We Did This at a Fortune 500

The buildout is a live playbook, not a theory. The operator stood up an autonomous AI pen testing capability from zero inside a Fortune 500 environment: platform evaluated and selected, VM hardened, API keys secured through a managed Key Vault, operational runbook written, testing program deck delivered to leadership, and a black-box assessment report produced with 17 findings. That sequence is what we package and deliver.

0→1
Program Stood Up
17
Findings in Initial Black-Box
1
Runbook Shipped
1
Leadership Deck Delivered
◆ The Workstreams

Five Workstreams. One Engagement.

01

Platform Selection and Setup

Evaluation across the live market (Penligent, XBOW, Horizon3 NodeZero, AWS Security Agent, and adjacent options) against the specifics of your environment: cloud footprint, compliance posture, existing tooling, procurement constraints. We recommend, you decide, we deploy.

02

Secure Deployment

Hardened VM build, network segmentation, least-privilege identity, and API key management through Key Vault or equivalent. The platform runs in an environment that itself meets the standards you hold the rest of the business to.

03

Initial Assessments

We run the first wave. Black-box assessment of in-scope targets, findings triaged and validated, report delivered in the format your team will use going forward. The engagement does not end on a deployed tool, it ends on a proven output.

04

Reporting Framework and Runbook

The operational playbook your team runs after we leave. Report templates, escalation paths, cadence, finding triage criteria, retest protocol, and the day-to-day runbook for the analyst who owns the platform.

05

Leadership Documentation

Budget and model tier selection, program deck for your board or executive team, ROI framing, and the compliance narrative that maps the program to your regulatory posture. This is the artifact the CISO presents. We write it so it lands.

◆ What You Walk Away With

Deliverables

  • Platform recommendation memo scored against your environment, with budget and model-tier guidance
  • Hardened deployment running in your environment with documented network, identity, and key management controls
  • Initial black-box assessment report of in-scope targets, findings validated by the operator
  • Operational runbook your team can execute without us
  • Reporting framework with templates, cadence, and escalation paths
  • Leadership program deck ready to present to your board or executive team
◆ The Shape

How the Engagement Works

Format
Packaged consulting. Fixed scope, fixed fee. Not a subscription.
Duration
Scoped per environment. Typical engagement runs weeks, not quarters.
Delivery
Operator-led, agent-augmented. One accountable operator with over a decade of enterprise security experience.
◆ Who the Operator Is

Built and Delivered the Real Thing

The engagement is led by the founder of CYBER AI SECURITY LLC. Over a decade of enterprise security experience at Microsoft, American Airlines, Rackspace, and Fortune 500 engagements. The operator supervises a purpose-built agent squad that handles research, correlation, and documentation while the operator handles the judgment calls: platform fit, architecture decisions, finding validation, and leadership communication.

You get one accountable person who has stood up this exact capability inside a Fortune 500 environment, backed by the same agents that run every other CYBER AI SECURITY engagement. No handoffs, no account team shuffle, no pass-through labor.

◆ Operating Model Proof

What the Operating Model Delivers

The buildout is not a theory. The operator+AI squad model has a track record of shipping complete, production artifacts under one accountable operator. Three recent proofs:

01

Autonomous AI Pen Testing Program at a Fortune 500

The flagship engagement on this page. Platform evaluated and deployed, VM hardened, API keys secured through Key Vault, runbook written, leadership deck delivered, and a black-box assessment report produced with 17 findings. Zero to a running program in a single operator-led cycle.

02

Native Mobile App Shipped to Both App Stores

A React Native client on Expo with JWT authentication, encrypted client communications, AI chat integration, and engagement tracking. Designed, built, and shipped to production on both the iOS App Store and Google Play. One operator, the AI squad executing, full delivery cycle from concept to live store listings.

03

Threat Intelligence Brief Produced in One Session

A 425-line Q2 2026 threat intelligence brief with 14 actively exploited CVEs, ransomware tactical shifts, AI tooling threats, CISA advisories, and board-ready talking points. Sourced from 20+ public intelligence feeds. Cross-referenced against production infrastructure with zero exposure confirmed. Research agent executed, operator verified, deliverable ready for leadership.

Different artifacts, same model. If an operator+AI squad can ship native software to two app stores and stand up an autonomous AI pen testing program at a Fortune 500, it can build your program too.

◆ Pricing

Packages

Fixed-scope consulting. Three sizes. Pick the fit, scope the specifics on the call.

Express Buildout
Starting at $25K
Single platform, single environment. 4 weeks.
Standard Buildout
$40K – $65K
Multi-platform evaluation, full hardening, runbook, leadership deck. 6-8 weeks.
Enterprise Buildout
Custom scope
Multi-environment, cross-cloud, ongoing advisory. Contact for pricing.

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Tell us about your environment and what your leadership is asking for. We will come back with a scope, a timeline, and a fixed fee.

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