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CIPHER / AUTONOMOUS OFFENSIVE PENTESTING / PATENT-PENDING

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Expert-managed offensive assessments combining AI reasoning with verified findings, reproducible evidence, and actionable reporting.

cipher.apx.security / assessment / #A2F-4819
ASSESSMENT RUNNING
api.yourcompany.com
Started 02:50 ago
70.50%
complete
Mapping application endpoints
Analyzing authentication flow
Reasoning through attack pathsactive
Verifying exploit chain
FINDINGS SO FAR
CRITICALAuth bypass via JWT forgery✓ VERIFIED
HIGHIDOR in /api/v2/users/{id}✓ VERIFIED
HIGHMass assignment on profile update

CIPHER AT A GLANCE

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Internet-Accessible Targets

20+ Typical Findings

Reproducible Evidence

Assessment Reports

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INDUSTRY COMPARISONFEBRUARY 2026
ASSESSORAUDIT-READY INXBEN SCOREPRICE
CipherAI Agent~2 hours86.7%$999
SQURAI Agent*24 hours87.5%€1,995+ ($2,350+)
XBOWAI Agent5 business days85.0%$4,000+
Principal Pentester20+ yr expWeeks85.0%
Staff PentesterWeeks59.0%

INDEPENDENTLY BENCHMARKED

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✓ REPRODUCIBLE EXPLOIT SCRIPTS

✓ PUBLIC BENCHMARK RESULTS

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104Benchmark Challenges
602Verified Findings
86.7%Detection Rate

THE CIPHER ASSESSMENT

From Assessment to Verified Proof.

Cipher combines AI reasoning with expert-managed offensive testing to identify exploitable weaknesses, verify their real-world impact, and deliver clear evidence your team can act on.
01

Scope

Define the assessment scope, targets, and objectives.

02

Reason

Analyze the application and identify the most meaningful attack paths.

03

Attack

Validate vulnerabilities through offensive testing and exploitation.

04

Verify

Confirm exploitability and eliminate unverified findings.

05

Report

Deliver reproducible evidence, prioritized findings, and actionable remediation guidance.

Assessment Deliverables

Assessment ReportExploit ScriptAssessment LedgerAttack PathRetesting
ASSESSMENT REPORT — api.yourcompany.comCOMPLETE
5Critical
11High
2Medium
2Low
CRITICALRemote Code Execution via chained vulnerabilities#CVE-2024-A192
CRITICALAuthentication bypass via JWT algorithm confusion#CVE-2024-A193
HIGHIDOR allowing access to all user records#CVE-2024-A194
HIGHMass assignment privilege escalation#CVE-2024-A195
HIGHSSRF to internal metadata service#CVE-2024-A196

Verified Finding

Confirmed vulnerabilities with demonstrated real-world impact.

Exploit Evidence

Reproducible proof showing how an issue can be exploited.

Attack Path

Clear context showing how findings connect and what they expose.

Assessment Report

Prioritized findings with remediation guidance for engineering and security teams.

ONE ASSESSMENT. SHARED TRUTH.

Proof security can trust.
Guidance engineering can use.

Security Teams

  • Test live applications on demand
  • Validate risk with reproducible evidence
  • Expand application coverage
  • Reduce false positives
  • Generate compliance documentation
  • Retest immediately after remediation

PORTFOLIO RISK OVERVIEW

72Risk
High 4Medium 11Low 9
24Assessments
this month

COMPLIANCE & REPORTING

SOC 2 Type II94%
PCI DSS67%
ISO 2700188%

RECENT ASSESSMENT

E-Commerce PlatformCRITICAL15
Auth ServiceHIGH8
Payment GatewayMEDIUM3

Engineering Teams

  • Understand exactly how vulnerabilities were exploited
  • Review complete attack paths
  • Reproduce findings quickly
  • Prioritize real risk
  • Validate fixes immediately

ATTACK PATH

LoginAuth
SessionToken
User APIIDOR
AdminAccess

EXPLOIT REQUEST

GET /api/users/{{victim_id}}/profileHost: app.target.comAuthorization: Bearer {{attacker_token}}
200 OK · {"id": 4471, "email": "victim@..."}

REMEDIATION GUIDANCE

01Enforce server-side ownership checks on all resource endpoints
02Replace sequential IDs with UUIDs to prevent enumeration
03Add integration test to assert cross-user access returns 403

LINKED ISSUES

JIRA-4471GH-892LIN-204

WHEN TO USE CIPHER

Offensive testing when you need it.

Internet-Accessible Applications

Assess internet-facing applications and APIs to uncover verified, exploitable vulnerabilities.

External Attack Surface Validation

Understand and validate your external attack surface with expert-managed offensive testing.

Compliance Assessments

Generate defensible reports and evidence to support compliance and customer security requirements.

Pre-Release Security Testing

Verify your security posture before release with actionable findings your team can remediate with confidence.

ONE CONTINUOUS SECURITY LOOP

Different Security Workflows.
One APX Platform.

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APX
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Expert-Managed Offensive Assessments

Tests deployed applications, reasons through business logic, and delivers verified exploit paths.

NIRO

Continuous AI Pentesting

Tests every code change inside SDLC and generates review-ready pull requests.

NIRO secures software throughout development. Cipher delivers expert-managed offensive assessments for internet-accessible targets. Each addresses a different security workflow under the APX platform.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Everything else you should know.

Cipher assesses deployed applications, APIs, business logic, authorization rules, and attack paths across live or staging environments to identify exploitable vulnerabilities.

ONE CONTINUOUS SECURITY LOOP

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team can act on.

Your defenses are theoretical until someone tests them.

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