Key Takeaways
- Titanium, RapidCompute, and RedSecLabs co-hosted Citadel '26 to secure AI-powered enterprises.
- Rafay Baloch, CEO of RedSecLabs, discussed the importance of continuous exposure testing.
- Three new security products were unveiled: CodeRadar, SNTRII, and Guardian Gaze.
Pakistan's leading security firms, Titanium, RapidCompute, and RedSecLabs, recently collaborated to host Citadel '26, an event focused on securing AI-powered enterprises.
The event, held at the Marriott Hotel on September 10th, brought together industry experts to discuss the evolving landscape of offensive security and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity.
Rafay Baloch, CEO of RedSecLabs, opened the proceedings with a session on the shifting landscape of offensive security, emphasizing the importance of continuous exposure testing as a standard practice.
Ubaid Jafri, Head of Cyber Defense & Offensive Security at Habib Bank Limited, followed with a session on using offensive security and AI to anticipate breaches, framing the topic as a practical tool for security teams.
Mehzad Sahar, Group CISO at Engro, concluded the speaker lineup by discussing the day-to-day realities of leading a security function in the age of AI.
The event also served as the launch venue for three new security products. Ammad Ali, Deputy CTO at RapidCompute, introduced CodeRadar, a continuous vulnerability-scanning product designed to run on single-use virtual machines provisioned inside the customer’s own cloud account.
Imtiaz Khan, CTO at RapidCompute, presented SNTRII, a SIEM offering aimed at organizations that have previously had to choose between paying for enterprise-grade security tooling or going without dedicated monitoring.
Hashim Mufti, presenting on behalf of RedSecLabs, introduced Guardian Gaze, a platform that continuously rates an organization's external cyber-risk from the same outside vantage point an attacker would have.
Farhan Mustafa, SVP Sales at Rapid and Titanium, rounded out the session with an overview of Titanium's broader security portfolio, tracing its expansion since the practice was first established in 2017.
