Briefings
Offensive security, autonomous pentesting, and compliance — written by the team that builds and runs DeepMantis. No filler, every claim sourced.
- Featured10 min read
Autonomous vs Manual Penetration Testing 2026
Autonomous vs manual penetration testing, compared honestly: where each wins on cost, speed, frequency, coverage, and proof — and how to choose.
- Pentesting
- Pricing
- Featured10 min read
NIS2 Pentest Cost: Testing on an SME Budget
NIS2 pulls ~30,000 German companies into scope with no grace period. Here is how the Mittelstand proves its measures work on an SME budget.
- Compliance
- Pricing
- Featured9 min read
Penetration Testing Cost 2026: The Real Numbers
Pentest pricing 2026: market rates from €2,000–25,000, day-rate math, the factors that drive cost — and why autonomous pentests start at €890.
- Pricing
- Pentesting
- 9 min read
Cyber Resilience Act: Security Testing 2026
The CRA never names a pentest — but Annex I demands effective, regular security tests, and failing them is a top-tier €15M-class offence.
- Compliance
- Pentesting
- 9 min read
DORA Penetration Testing Requirements 2026
DORA mandates resilience testing (Art. 24–25) for nearly all financial entities, plus advanced TLPT (Art. 26) for those the authority names.
- Compliance
- Pentesting
- 9 min read
ISO 27001 Penetration Testing Requirements 2026
ISO 27001 never names a penetration test — but controls A.8.8 and A.8.29 make it the default evidence. The honest answer to a common audit question.
- Compliance
- Pentesting
- 10 min read
NIS2 and Penetration Testing 2026: Required or Not?
NIS2 never names a penetration test outright — but § 30 BSIG Nr. 5 and 6 make recurring, evidence-producing testing the practical compliance path.
- Compliance
- Pentesting
- 10 min read
How to Choose a Penetration Testing Provider in 2026
How to choose a penetration testing provider in 2026: the sharpest criterion is a reproducible proof of concept per finding — plus certs, methodology, re-tests.
- Pentesting
- Buyer Guide
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