Decima Researchhttps://decima.systems/research/ Perspectives on autonomous security, independent models and useful evidence. en-us Define Autonomous: Every vendor in offensive security uses the word. Almost none of them mean the same thing by it. https://decima.systems/research/what-autonomous-means-offensive-security/https://decima.systems/research/what-autonomous-means-offensive-security/ XBOW sells full autonomy. Horizon3 advertises that AI never executes exploits. What the independent research says, and four questions that tell a buyer which machine they are purchasing. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT Decima Systems Security Research Team Autonomous penetration testingAI agent offensive securityXBOW Horizon3 Pentera comparisonAdversarial exposure validationSecurity benchmark reproducibility The $155 Million Signal: XBOW’s funding, the AI pentesting market, and Decima’s next move https://decima.systems/research/xbow-funding-autonomous-pentesting-market/https://decima.systems/research/xbow-funding-autonomous-pentesting-market/ XBOW’s $120M Series C grew by another $35M. What the funding means for autonomous AI pentesting, competition, pricing and Decima’s regulated-market focus. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT Decima Systems Security Research Team XBOW Series C fundingAutonomous AI pentesting marketAI penetration testing competitionContinuous security testing pricingRegulated financial services cybersecurity Anatomy of an Autonomous Breach: Deconstructing the OpenAI–Hugging Face Incident https://decima.systems/research/openai-hugging-face-agent-intrusion/https://decima.systems/research/openai-hugging-face-agent-intrusion/ What the OpenAI–Hugging Face incident reveals about AI agent sandboxing, shared infrastructure, credential boundaries, forensic models and trustworthy audit logs. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT Decima Systems Security Research Team OpenAI Hugging Face incidentAI agent sandbox securityAutonomous agent intrusionExploitGym reward hackingAI incident response The Autonomous Advantage: Why AI Pentesting Needs an Independent Architecture https://decima.systems/research/autonomous-ai-pentesting-architecture/https://decima.systems/research/autonomous-ai-pentesting-architecture/ Decima’s approach to autonomous AI pentesting: self-hosted models, a Kali-based harness, budget-led testing and evidence built for security and compliance teams. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT Lennart Lopin Autonomous AI pentestingSelf-hosted security modelsContinuous security validationSecurity reporting