EventsSecure.com at Black Hat USA 2026
Application security comparison

Secure.com vs OX Security

OX Security is a prompt to runtime platform spanning AI governance, code security, agentic pentesting, and cloud. Secure.com is a governed team of AI Teammates that adds a whole-environment SOC to the loop.

Last reviewed: September 2026

  • Whole-environment SOC
  • Above your stack
  • Human approval on every action
Executive summary

The short version

Choose Secure.com if you want application and cloud security joined to a SOC that works across your whole environment, under one approval model.

Key finding

OX Security is a prompt to runtime platform. It governs AI coding tools with VibeSec, secures code with OX Code, validates exploitability with an agentic pentester, and protects cloud runtime with OX Cloud, all linked back to source. Secure.com overlaps on much of that loop. The difference is reach: the SOC Teammate triages and responds across endpoints, identities, and SIEM alerts, not only applications and cloud, and every consequential action runs under your approval rules. In Secure.com's buyer research, grunt work surfaced in 10 of 14 interviews.

Your team sets the rules. The Teammate works inside them.

Who each option is for

Choose Secure.com if

  • You want a SOC Teammate that triages and responds across endpoints, identities, and SIEM alerts.
  • You want every consequential action behind an approval gate your team configures.
  • You want to start with one Teammate, with Expert Activation or a fully managed option.

Choose OX Security if

  • You want one platform from prompt to runtime: AI governance, code security, pentesting, and cloud.
  • Tracing every exploitable exposure back to the exact repository, file, and commit is the priority.
  • You want a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for software supply chain security.
Why the category falls short

Why application security isn't the whole SOC

Connecting the prompt, the code, the pentest, and the cloud in one context is a genuine advantage, and OX delivers it. But much of what a SOC handles never touches your code. The gaps show up fast.

  • Not every attack starts in code.

    Phishing, stolen credentials, and endpoint malware start outside the codebase and need a SOC that sees them.

  • Runtime response, not the whole queue.

    Investigating runtime anomalies in the cloud is one part of incident response. Alerts from endpoints, identity, and email are another.

  • Proving exploits, or proving detections.

    Pentesting applications proves what is exploitable. Testing whether your detections fire on an attack is a separate job.

  • One platform is a program.

    Consolidating onto one platform is a major effort. Adding one Teammate above your stack is a smaller first step.

AI Teammates attack your defenses, harden what they find, and hand your team back hundreds of hours every month.

The difference in practice

What gaps Secure.com fills

  1. A SOC across your whole environment

    The SOC Teammate triages endpoint, identity, and SIEM alerts, not only application events. OX Cloud investigates runtime anomalies in cloud workloads.

  2. Offense that tests your detections

    The Red Teammate emulates adversaries and checks that detections fire. OX Agentic Pentester proves application exploitability and links it to code.

  3. Governed by an approval gate

    Every consequential action pauses for your team's approval before it runs. OX enforces policy from the prompt to runtime.

  4. Expert help to first value

    Expert Activation or a fully managed option, with a guaranteed time to value. OX is self operated, with a success manager on Enterprise plans.

  5. Start with one Teammate

    One function owns a complete, provable outcome above your stack. OX is a platform you adopt across code, pipelines, and cloud.

Side by side

The full comparison

Three views: what each does, how each deploys, and where each fits. Every cell is a real sentence, not a checkmark.

Table A — By capability

Secure.com vs. OX Security — application security comparison (2026).

Evaluation layerSecure.com (AI Teammates)OX Security
CategoryA governed team of AI Teammates across offense and defense.A prompt to runtime platform for the agentic development lifecycle.
Code securityThe AppSec Teammate ties findings to exploitability and fixes.OX Code runs SAST, SCA, and secrets scanning with reachability context.
Offensive testingThe Red Teammate tests exposure, emulates adversaries, and validates detections.OX Agentic Pentester validates exploitability and links it to code.
CloudThe Cloud Teammate hardens posture under approval.OX Cloud covers CSPM, KSPM, DSPM, runtime vulnerabilities, and attack paths.
Incident responseThe SOC Teammate triages and responds across endpoints, identities, and SIEM alerts.Runtime Events investigates runtime anomalies in cloud workloads.
Approval modelConsequential actions pause at a human gate; lower risk work proceeds within policy.OX's controls for gating autonomous actions are not stated in its public materials at the time of review.
ContextShared context across the SOC, Red, AppSec, and Cloud Teammates.A single context lake traces each finding back to its source.
Data handlingCustomer data stays within your configured scope and policy boundaries.OX's data-handling terms are not stated in its public materials at the time of review.

Table B — By deployment

Secure.com vs. OX Security — deployment and operating model (2026).

DimensionSecure.com (AI Teammates)OX Security
Deployment modelSits above your existing stack; no rip and replace.Agentless connection to existing tools; runtime agents on Enterprise.
Operating modelSelf operated, Expert Activation, or fully managed by Secure.com.Self operated, with a dedicated success manager on Enterprise.
Time to first valueLive in days via Forward-Deployed Engineers for a guaranteed first value.Early insights after connecting source control and CI/CD.
Third-party toolsWorks across vendors through 200+ integrations.Connects to source control, CI/CD, ticketing, and cloud tools.
BreadthOffense plus defense across the SOC, Red, AppSec, and Cloud Teammates.AI governance, code, pentesting, and cloud on one platform.
Pricing modelCustom quote through a sales conversation; start with one Teammate.Tiered by developer count, Enterprise custom quoted.

Table C — By use case coverage

Secure.com vs. OX Security — use case coverage (2026).

Use caseSecure.com (AI Teammates)OX Security
Application securityThe AppSec Teammate prioritizes by proven exploitability.Yes. Code security with reachability is a core strength.
Application pentestingYes. The Red Teammate tests within your approved scope.Yes. Continuous agentic pentesting linked to code.
Detection validationYes. The Red Teammate checks that detections fire.Not a stated capability at the time of review.
Cloud securityThe Cloud Teammate hardens posture under approval.Yes. OX Cloud provides CNAPP coverage.
Whole-environment SOCYes. Triage and response across endpoints, identities, and SIEM.Runtime and cloud focused; endpoint and identity alerts run elsewhere.

Add the team without rebuilding your stack

You don't replace your AppSec program to start. You add one Teammate to the tools you already run and expand only once it earns the next step.

  1. Find the right starting point

    A security context discovery maps your environment and recommends the first Teammate to deploy.

  2. Reach first value with experts

    Expert Activation configures and tunes the first Teammate against a guaranteed time to value.

  3. Keep your stack

    200+ integrations mean no rip and replace of the SIEM, EDR, IAM, or cloud tools you already run.

  4. Expand when ready

    Add Teammates across offense and defense as trust and ROI are established.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Secure.com's SOC Teammate act without human approval?
No. Every consequential action passes an approval gate you configure before it runs. Lower risk work proceeds within the policy you set. Nothing executes on the Teammate's judgment alone, and every action is logged.
How is this different from a prompt to runtime platform?
A prompt to runtime platform secures the path from AI coding to cloud runtime, and some now pentest and investigate runtime events. Secure.com covers much of that loop and adds a SOC Teammate that works across endpoints, identities, and SIEM alerts, every action under the approval rules you set.
Do we have to replace our current tools?
No. Secure.com sits above your existing stack through 200+ integrations across SIEM, EDR, IAM, cloud, and ticketing. You start with one Teammate on the tools you already run.

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close the loop

Start with one Teammate on your existing stack. Attack, harden, prove, and retest, governed by your rules.

This comparison reflects publicly available information about OX Security as of September 2026. Secure.com is not affiliated with OX Security. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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