Cyber Exposure Validation · Autonomous penetration testing
AI versus AI, human-led by exception.
Criminals are already using AI against us. Attacks are faster, cheaper and far more convincing, and the answer can't be more of the same. Our Cyber Exposure Validation service uses continuous autonomous penetration testing from Horizon3.ai NodeZero to show how an attacker could reach your critical systems, identities, applications, cloud resources or data, at machine speed. Our specialists stay accountable for every decision that matters.
Why now
An annual pentest is stale the day the report lands.
Your environment changes every week: new cloud services, new users, new suppliers, new code. A once-a-year test shows where you stood on the day it ran. Attackers don't wait for your next test window, and the target has shifted from breaking systems to breaking trust.
The benefits of autonomous testing
Prove what can be breached. Fix what matters.
Autonomous penetration testing is how we deliver Cyber Exposure Validation: realistic attack paths, explained impact, prioritised remediation and verified fixes.
Continuous, not annual
Test monthly, after every material change, or on demand. NodeZero is licensed for unlimited pentests, so testing follows your change calendar, not your budget cycle.
Proof, not theory
Move from theoretical vulnerabilities to proven attack paths. NodeZero chains weaknesses together the way an attacker would and safely exploits them, so you see what could actually be reached.
Tests the way attackers work
Attackers don't hack in, they log in. Tests run with or without credentials and expose weak passwords, exposed data, misconfigurations and weak policies, not just missing patches.
Find, fix, verify
Once a fix is in, a quick verification test confirms the attack path is closed. Closure is proven, not assumed.
Safe by design
No agents to install. Internal tests run from a host set up in minutes, and every engagement starts with agreed scope, written authorisation and safe defaults.
Evidence your board and regulator can use
Dated reports show what was tested, what was found, what was fixed and when the fix was verified.
Platform capabilities as described by Horizon3.ai on its NodeZero platform page.
Machine speed, human accountability
Let the machine do the attacking. Keep people in charge of the decisions.
What NodeZero does
- Discovery across internal, external, identity and cloud environments
- Chains weaknesses into realistic attack paths
- Safely exploits them to prove impact
- Retests fixes on demand
- Runs on a schedule, day or night
What SecuriCentrix people do
- Scope, rules of engagement and written authorisation
- Triage by business impact
- A prioritised remediation plan with owners
- Sign-off once fixes are verified
- Board and regulator reporting
- Manual testing where business logic needs a human
Two ways to work with us
Run as a managed service, or put it in your own team's hands.
Managed service
We run it. You get the answers.
For institutions without an in-house offensive security team. SecuriCentrix runs the tests, triages every result and stays with you until each fix is verified.
For your own team
Your team runs it. We back them up.
For institutions with their own security team. We supply the NodeZero licence and support your people with onboarding, training and expert review.
| Managed service | For your own team | |
|---|---|---|
| Who runs the tests | SecuriCentrix, on an agreed schedule | Your team, whenever it needs to |
| Licence | Included in the service | Supplied through SecuriCentrix |
| Triage and priorities | SecuriCentrix specialists | Your team, with expert review on request |
| Fix verification | Retested and signed off by us | Run by your team in one step |
| Reporting | Monthly report and quarterly board summary | Platform reports, plus a quarterly review with us |
| Best for | Lean IT and risk teams, regional groups | Teams with security operations or vulnerability management staff |
How it works
Find, fix, verify. Then do it again.
Scope and authorise
Agree targets, test windows, safety settings and written authorisation.
Attack
NodeZero runs internal, external, identity and cloud tests within the agreed scope.
Prioritise
Specialists triage results by business impact and agree owners and due dates.
Fix and verify
Each fix is retested so the attack path is shown to be closed.
Report and repeat
Board and regulator reporting, then the next scheduled test.
Autonomous testing complements, and does not replace, expert-led manual penetration testing. Where business logic, authorisation or payment-flow testing is needed, SecuriCentrix delivers scoped manual web, API and mobile application testing. See our testing services.
By market
Built around your regulator's testing rules.
Each market page maps autonomous testing to the testing and remediation requirements your regulator already sets.
Continuous testing evidence for JS2.
Joint Standard 2 of 2024
ZimbabweProve it between RBZ test cycles.
RBZ Cybersecurity and Resilience Guideline, August 2025
NamibiaReady for BID-30 and PSD-12 testing.
BID-30 (Government Gazette 8954)
BotswanaRegular testing, as Botswana's rules now expect.
Bank of Botswana Guidelines on Cybersecurity and Resilience
Next step
Start with a scoped proof of value.
We agree one environment, get written authorisation and run NodeZero against it. You see real attack paths in your own network before you decide anything.
- One agreed environment and test window
- Written authorisation and safe defaults before anything runs
- A walk-through of the attack paths found and what to fix first
- A clear recommendation: managed service, licence for your team, or neither
Talk to us about autonomous testing
Tell us about your environment and how you'd like to run testing. A specialist will reply within one working day.
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