Prove the exploit. Ship the fix.
Most application security programs are built on tools and processes designed for a slower world. Pentests run once a year. Scanners surface thousands of "potential" vulnerabilities, most of them noise. Meanwhile, engineering teams ship daily, AI-generated code is accelerating faster than anyone can manually review, and the average enterprise can only deeply test about 7% of its application portfolio. The gap between release speed and validation speed keeps widening. We built Staris to close it.
Staris validates application security continuously, with proof. Our platform analyzes your code in business context, executes attacks against running applications, and delivers exploit-proven findings — each with a PR-ready patch your engineers can review and merge. We call this Total Context Security: testing that understands what your application is supposed to do, proves what's actually broken, and ships the fix alongside the finding. Not another scanner. Not another pentest. A continuous validation loop that runs at the pace of your release cycle and the depth of expert manual testing, at machine scale.
What that looks like in practice: a global professional services and software organization brought Staris in to validate a proprietary platform of 823,000 lines of code across multiple languages. Staris analyzed all of it in business context, surfaced 590 candidate vulnerabilities, and after exploit verification delivered just 6 proven exploitable vulnerabilities — every one with a working exploit and a PR-ready patch. Six findings instead of 590. Zero false positives. Engineering shipped the patches the same week. That 99% noise-reduction is what exploit-proven means in practice.
Versus traditional pentesters, a pentest is stale the moment you ship your next release; Staris re-validates on your release cadence, monthly by default. Versus scanners, which optimize for finding potential issues, Staris proves which findings are real and exploitable in your business context. Versus other AI security tools that still hand you findings, Staris hands you verified findings with patches attached. And the per-test economics: Staris validation runs as low as $2,083 per application per test — a fraction of comparable one-off AI pentests at roughly $8,000 each, with the platform bundled rather than separately billed.
Together, we bring decades of cybersecurity experience — from thousands of real-world engagements — and the depth to build continuous, exploit-proven application security validation.
Adam Cecchetti
CEO / Co-founder
Leader specializing in application and product security at Amazon, Deja vu Security (acquired by Accenture), Peach Tech (acquired by GitLab), Accenture, and Staris AI.
Austin Fath
CTO /Co-founder
Builder at AddThis (acquired by Oracle), Amazon Web Services, Assertive, Bizy, Soft Tech, and Staris AI.
Daniel Herrera
CISO
Cybersecurity leader at JP Morgan Chase, Amazon Web Services, Deja vu Security (acquired by Accenture), SecTheory, and Staris AI.
Steve Curtis
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Advisor
Cybersecurity business builder at Accenture, Palo Alto Networks, PwC, Cygnvs, and Staris AI.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Staris?
Staris is a continuous application security validation platform that proves which vulnerabilities are actually exploitable in running applications. Staris replaces scanner noise and point-in-time pentesting with continuous, provable security validation.
What does "continuous, provable validation" mean?
Continuous, provable validation means security testing that runs on a recurring, release-aligned basis and produces validated evidence of exploitability. Instead of relying on point-in-time pentesting or large volumes of scanner findings, teams use Staris to continuously prove which vulnerabilities actually matter.
Who is Staris built for?
Staris is built for software companies that ship frequently, expose APIs or customer-facing applications, and need provable security validation without relying entirely on manual pentesting. It is especially well suited for ISVs and product teams that have outgrown scanner-heavy workflows.
What does Staris replace in my current stack?
Staris replaces traditional penetration testing, vulnerability scanners, and manual validation workflows by continuously discovering and proving real exploitable vulnerabilities with working exploit + PR-ready patch on every finding.
What types of vulnerabilities does Staris find?
Staris focuses on exploitable vulnerabilities that can be demonstrated end-to-end — including broken access controls, authentication bypasses, injection flaws, and business logic errors. Each reported finding includes proof of exploitability with steps to reproduce, so your team fixes only real, validated risks instead of triaging unverified scanner alerts.
What does "verified" or "proven exploitability" mean?
Verified vulnerabilities are security issues Staris has successfully exploited, eliminating false positives and ensuring real-world risk relevance.
How does Staris simulate real attacker behavior?
Staris AI simulates real attacker behavior against your application, executes controlled exploits, and confirms only real, exploitable vulnerabilities with contextual remediation guidance.
What kind of remediation guidance does Staris provide?
Staris provides actionable remediation guidance mapped directly to the exploited vulnerability, including root cause, impact, and code-level recommendations.
Can I limit what Staris tests?
Yes you have complete control over the scope and actions Staris takes ensuring it never performs an action against your environment you didn't approve.
How does Staris differ from traditional vulnerability scanners?
Scanners, SAST tools, and code review products identify potential vulnerabilities or risky patterns in code. Staris validates whether vulnerabilities are actually exploitable in the running application. That is why Staris helps teams reduce false positives, prioritize real attacker paths, and move from possible findings to validated risk.
How does Staris complement or replace SAST and DAST?
Staris complements or replaces traditional SAST and DAST tools by validating vulnerabilities in business context and confirming exploitability. This reduces false positives and improves remediation prioritization.
How does Staris differ from traditional penetration testing?
Staris AI provides continuous security validation through verified exploitation and contextual remediation guidance.
How does Staris handle source code access and data isolation?
Staris analyzes application code and behavior to validate exploitability, but deployment options allow organizations to retain full control of their source code and infrastructure. Staris can run within customer-controlled environments, ensuring sensitive data remains secure and isolated.
Does Staris train its models on customer data?
No. Staris does not train its models on customer application code or sensitive data. Staris analyzes applications solely to validate security and provide remediation guidance, and customer data remains isolated within the deployment environment.
Can Staris run in a private VPC or be self-hosted?
Yes. Staris supports deployment in private VPC and fully self-hosted environments, allowing organizations with strict security and compliance requirements to run Staris entirely within their own infrastructure.
What security practices does Staris follow?
Yes. Staris follows modern security best practices, supports private deployments, does not train on any customer data, and never exposes customer data outside authorized environments.
Does Staris support RBAC and SSO?
Yes. Staris supports role-based access control (RBAC) and single sign-on (SSO) in Premium and Enterprise plans.