EventsSecure.com at Black Hat USA 2026
Offensive security comparison

Secure.com vs Radiant Security

Radiant Security runs point in time penetration tests and hands back a report. Secure.com's Red Teammate tests continuously, then hardens what it finds and retests to prove the fix held, under your team's approval.

Last reviewed: September 2026

  • Continuous testing
  • Above your stack
  • Human approval on every action
Executive summary

The short version

Choose Secure.com's Red Teammate if you need continuous testing carried through to a proven fix, not a point in time report your team still has to action.

Key finding

Radiant Security delivers human led penetration testing, code review, and advisory as scheduled engagements that end in a report. Secure.com's Red Teammate carries the work further. It attacks continuously within your approved scope, validates what is exploitable, then hardens the finding, retests, and preserves the proof, with an approval gate on every consequential action and a complete audit trail. In Secure.com's own buyer research, grunt work surfaced unprompted in 10 of 14 security leader interviews. A report that waits in a backlog is that work.

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

Who each option is for

Choose Secure.com if

  • You want continuous testing that revalidates as your environment changes, not a yearly snapshot.
  • You want findings carried into a governed, retested fix, not handed back as a report to action.
  • You want offense, defense, and evidence on one platform above your existing stack.

Choose Radiant Security if

  • A point in time, human led penetration test for one system or compliance cycle is the job today.
  • You want bespoke manual testing and advisory from named consultants on a defined scope.
  • Deep human expertise on a single engagement is the specific thing you need.
Why the category falls short

Why a point in time pen test leaves gaps

A scheduled test captures one moment. Your environment keeps changing after the testers leave, and the report becomes a to do list your team still has to work. The gaps show up fast.

  • A snapshot, not a signal.

    A booked test reflects the day it ran. New code, new assets, and fresh exposure after that day stay unseen until the next engagement.

  • The report is where the work starts.

    Findings arrive as a document. Your team still has to prioritize each one, fix it, and confirm the fix held.

  • Retest is usually extra.

    Confirming the fix worked is often a separate booking, so the proof lags behind the remediation.

  • Coverage waits on the calendar.

    Testing happens when consultants are booked, not when a change ships or an alert fires.

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. Continuous revalidation

    The Red Teammate keeps testing as your environment changes. A booked engagement tests the day it runs, then it ends.

  2. From finding to governed fix

    Secure.com hardens what it finds and executes remediation behind an approval gate. A consultancy hands the findings back for your team to action.

  3. Retest and proof, built in

    The platform retests after remediation and keeps before and after evidence. With an engagement, the retest is usually a separate booking.

  4. One platform across the lifecycle

    Offense feeds SOC, cloud, and application security on shared context. Separate engagements do not share a live model.

  5. A live audit trail

    Every action is logged to a SOC 2 aligned trail as the work happens. An engagement produces a report at the end of the window.

Side by side

The full comparison

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

Table A — By capability

Secure.com vs. Radiant Security — offensive security capability comparison (2026).

Evaluation layerSecure.com (Red Teammate)Radiant Security
DeliveryA Red Teammate runs on the Secure.com platform and tests within your approved scope.Human consultants deliver testing during a booked engagement window.
CadenceContinuous testing and revalidation, not a single snapshot in time.Point in time engagements, scheduled per project or compliance cycle.
Scope and contextWorks from a live model of your assets, exposure, and prior findings across cases.Scope is defined per statement of work for that engagement.
Exploit validationValidates what is exploitable and the attack path, then prioritizes by real risk.Manual exploitation and validation by experienced testers within scope.
From finding to fixCarries findings into governed hardening and remediation, not just a report.Delivers findings and remediation guidance; your team executes the fixes.
Retest and proofRetests after remediation and preserves before and after evidence.Retest is typically a separate engagement; Radiant's retest policy is not stated publicly at the time of review.
Governed executionRead, recommend, and remediate privileges are explicit, with an approval gate on consequential actions.Consultants recommend; execution and approval sit with your team.
Evidence and auditEvery action is logged to a SOC 2 aligned audit trail, demonstrable in product.Evidence is the engagement report; certifications are not stated in Radiant's public materials at the time of review.
Coverage beyond offenseFindings feed defensive Teammates across SOC, cloud, and application security.Consulting, code review, training, and incident response run as separate services.

Table B — By engagement model

Secure.com vs. Radiant Security — delivery and operating model (2026).

DimensionSecure.com (Red Teammate)Radiant Security
How it is deliveredSoftware Teammates on the Secure.com platform, above the stack you already own.Human led professional services engagements.
Operating modelSelf operated, Expert Activation, or fully managed by Secure.com.Delivered by Radiant's consultants for the length of the engagement.
Time to first valueLive in days; testing begins once scope and approvals are set.Depends on scheduling and consultant availability; lead times are not published.
ScalingScales with software; add coverage without booking more consultant time.Scales by adding consultant hours and further engagements.
Fits your stack200+ integrations across SIEM, EDR, IAM, cloud, and ticketing.Findings are delivered to your team; tooling stays with you.
Pricing modelCustom quote through a sales conversation; start with one Teammate.Quoted per engagement; pricing is not published.

Table C — By use case coverage

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

Use caseSecure.com (Red Teammate)Radiant Security
Penetration testingYes. Continuous testing within your approved scope.Yes. A core service, delivered by human testers.
Threat emulationYes. Adversary emulation and detection validation, run continuously.Yes. Delivered as a scoped engagement.
Secure code reviewOwned by the AppSec Teammate, tied to exploitability and fixes.Yes. Manual review by consultants.
Incident responseOwned by the SOC Teammate: triage, investigation, and governed response.Offered as a service; retainer terms are not published.
Fix, retest, and proofYes. Hardens what is found and retests to prove the fix held.Remediation guidance provided; execution and retest sit with your team.
Training and advisoryAvailable through Expert Activation and advisory alongside the product.Yes. Training and security consulting are core services.

Start continuous testing without a rebuild

You don't replace your testing 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 Red Teammate against a guaranteed time to value.

  3. Keep your stack

    200+ integrations mean no rip and replace of the SIEM, EDR, or IAM 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 Red 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 penetration test?
A penetration test is a point in time engagement that ends with a report your team then works. The Red Teammate tests continuously, hardens what it finds, and retests to prove the fix held, all inside the scope and approval rules you set.
Do we have to replace our current tools or testers?
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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Start with one Teammate on your existing stack. Attack, harden, prove, and retest, governed by your rules.

This comparison reflects publicly available information about Radiant Security (the security consultancy at radiant.security) as of September 2026. Secure.com is not affiliated with Radiant Security. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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