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The Build-Versus-Buy Decision for Autonomous Offensive Security
A practical guide to evaluating control, cost, safety, validation, and long-term ownership.
As frontier models improve, building an in-house AI penetration testing tool can feel increasingly practical and achievable. But there are many factors a team needs to consider before building their now. This guide is intended to help teams consider all aspects of building an AI penetration testing system.
In this whitepaper, you will learn:
Where LLMs are strong for pentesting, and where they need support
The operational difficulties of runtime penetration testing
The safety and governance aspects of runtime penetration testing
The total cost of ownership of an in-house AI penetration testing tool
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