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Est. 2026 — Updated monthly

Dispatch from the offensive side.

Essays, benchmarks, and half-formed opinions from the 4rthur team. Written for people who buy, sell, or live inside offensive security, and occasionally for the curious.

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G4LAHAD Benchmark, Part 2: Beneath the Surface

The exploits behind the numbers: split-claim cap bypasses, nested-injection admin takeover, full PHI exposure and a chained VaultBank admin compromise.

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Benchmarking Autonomous Web App Pentest Solutions

G4LAHAD against Strix OSS, Shannon OSS and Claude Code on three real multi-role web apps: 122 verified medium+ findings, and 42 no other candidate found.

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Your attackers don't ask for a scope

An asset list is a list of things you already know you own. The Adversarial Assessment starts from your company name instead — no scope, no kickoff, free for a limited time.

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The broken Pentest Math

Software ships hourly and attackers never stop, yet most companies still test once or twice a year. The annual pentest is dead; AI makes monthly the norm.

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Pentest should be priced for Outcome, not Mandays

Man-day billing pays the same whether a vendor finds serious problems or none. Full refund on a clean result, and every test case disclosed.

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Penetration Testing is now failing on price, compliance, and scale

Man-day pricing rewards time spent, not outcomes achieved. The first post in our founding story series.

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Autonomous Offensive Security: Hype or Reality

Going broad or deep remains a strategic, rather than scientific, decision that separates different autonomous pentest products.

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