Insights | Parabellyx Cybersecurity

We Won First Place at the CIS 2026 Pitch Fest!

elipsman@parabellyx.com (Effi Lipsman, CRO, Parabellyx) — Thu, 21 May 2026 19:05:10 GMT

On May 5, Parabellyx took the stage at the inaugural CIS 2026 Pitch Fest in Toronto. Ten minutes. Five judges, three of them sitting CISOs, one a senior venture investor, and one a senior director of procurement at the Government of Canada. Strong field. Tough room.

AI Agents Don't Create Your Security Problems. They Inherit Them.

Alexander Poizner, CISSP-ISSAP, CISA, CISM — Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Every major security conference in 2026 is running sessions on how to secure AI agents. The conversations are serious, the concerns are legitimate, and the focus is, in large part, pointed at the wrong target.

The Security Testing Gap Nobody's Really Talking About: Why Agentic AI Demands a Different Approach

ematthews@parabellyx.com (Eric Matthews) — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:01 GMT

Cybersecurity testing has evolved dramatically over the past two decades. What started as annual penetration tests has become continuous, automated, and increasingly powered by AI agents themselves. Organizations now deploy intelligent agents to run vulnerability scans, validate configurations, chain exploits, and accelerate the pace of traditional security assessments across networks, applications, and infrastructure. This shift has made security testing faster and more comprehensive. But here's the thing: while we've gotten really good at using agents to test our systems, we're still figuring out how to test the agents themselves.

AI Is Changing Web Application Penetration Testing, and That Is Great News for Everyone

Alexander Poizner, CISSP-ISSAP, CISA, CISM — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:04 GMT

In mid-2025, an AI system called XBOW reached the number one position on HackerOne’s global bug bounty leaderboard, submitting over a thousand validated vulnerabilities. It completed 104 web security challenges in 28 minutes, a task that took a veteran human tester 40 hours. Around the same time, Stanford’s ARTEMIS agent outperformed nine out of ten professional penetration testers in a live enterprise environment. The signal is clear: AI-based web application security testing has arrived.

Human-in-the-Loop Is Not a Roadblock. It Is Modern Kaizen.

Alexander Poizner, CISSP-ISSAP, CISA, CISM — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Something interesting happened around RSAC this year. A chorus of voices across the AI cybersecurity space started pushing the same narrative: human-in-the-loop validation is slowing AI down. The LinkedIn posts rolled out with similar graphics, similar talking points, and a similar conclusion. Human oversight is rubber-stamping. It is friction. Get rid of it and let the autonomous AI do its job.

HIPAA's New Penetration Testing Mandate Is Here

dstrizhkov@parabellyx.com (Dmitrii Strizhkov) — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:25:33 GMT

For 2026, the updated HIPAA Security Rule will now explicitly mandate annual penetration testing for all covered entities and business associates. Vulnerability scans are now required to be executed semiannually. Penetration tests - annually. No exceptions, no flexibility, no more documentation on why the management chose not to.

What Makes a Cybersecurity Vendor Worth Adding to Your Portfolio? (Part 2 of 2)

elipsman@parabellyx.com (Effi Lipsman, CRO, Parabellyx) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:36:47 GMT

Last week, we addressed the trust aspects of MSPs and resellers when considering a new cybersecurity vendor: will this partner protect your client relationships, and will you stay protected in the deal. If you missed Part 1, you can read it here.

Cybersecurity Testing Affordability Crisis is Upon Us. Here's How Parabellyx is Solving It.

Alexander Poizner, CISSP-ISSAP, CISA, CISM — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:05:47 GMT

Every time a geopolitical crisis flares up and cyberwarfare comes into play, there is one consistent victim that takes most of the collateral damage. Cyberattacks on small and medium-sized organizations rarely make headlines, yet those organizations are the vast majority of victims of so-called “state-sponsored threat actors”.

Thinking About Adding a New Cybersecurity Vendor? Start Here. (Part 1 of 2)

elipsman@parabellyx.com (Effi Lipsman, CRO, Parabellyx) — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:13:59 GMT

The market is making your job harder. You don't need us to tell you that.

Flying Blind: Why Your Security Strategy is Broken and How to Fix It

mopzoomer@parabellyx.com (Mike Opzoomer) — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:23:07 GMT

Mondays… amirite? Mondays for IT and Security teams invariably start the same way. The day starts with a dashboard screaming bloody murder, flashing thousands of new alerts. Somewhere in that mess is a potential real threat, but it’s buried under a mountain of noise.