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Uncovering Hidden Attack Paths Before They Strike
SurfaceIQ AI reveals hidden attack paths before they're exploited. We transform this foresight into measurable executive outcomes: reduced breach probability, lower costs, and accelerated delivery.
The Problem That Keeps CISOs Awake
1
Tests That Don't Scale
Traditional penetration testing takes weeks to complete and can't keep pace with modern development cycles. Your infrastructure changes faster than your security validation.
2
Technical Reports, Not Business Risk
Vulnerability reports that don't translate findings into measurable business impact leave executives questioning security investments and priorities.
3
Compliance Disconnects
Gaps between technical findings and compliance requirements create audit headaches and regulatory exposure across frameworks like PCI, ISO, and NIST.
4
No Historical Intelligence
Without trend analysis or predictive data, organizations remain reactive rather than proactive in their security posture.
5
Limited Cyber Security Capabilities
Organizations struggle with insufficient internal security expertise and resources to properly assess and defend against sophisticated threats.
6
Already Breached?
The constant fear that attackers may already have persistent access and are operating undetected within the environment.
Legacy tools tick boxes. Attackers chain real exploits. That's the gap SurfaceIQ AI closes.
Why Continuous Beats Periodic: The Testing Evolution
The cybersecurity landscape has fundamentally shifted. AI-powered attacks are already targeting organizations with unprecedented speed and sophistication. Meanwhile, the global shortage of skilled penetration testers makes traditional manual testing increasingly unsustainable.
67% Cybersecurity Skills Gap
Organizations reporting critical security positions, making manual testing resource constraints increasingly severe.
3.5x Attack Sophistication Increase
Growth in multi-stage attacks since 2020, requiring continuous validation to detect complex attack chains.
85% Board-Level Concern
Directors demanding continuous assurance rather than point-in-time assessments.
Traditional annual or quarterly assessments can't keep pace with modern threats. SurfaceIQ AI's continuous validation ensures your defenses evolve as fast as the threat landscape.
Rethinking Security Testing
Fast, Adaptive Testing
Validation that moves at the pace of DevOps — delivering actionable results in hours, not weeks, to keep up with your continuous development.
Dual-Layer Reporting
Receive comprehensive reports tailored for both technical engineers (in-depth findings) and executive leadership (business impact and ROI metrics).
Compliance Alignment
Vulnerabilities are automatically mapped to key regulatory frameworks including PCI, ISO, NESA, and NIST, simplifying audits and ensuring adherence.
Living Threat Intelligence
Our platform continuously evolves, powered by the latest attacker techniques and threat intelligence, ensuring proactive defence against emerging risks.
Scalable Expertise
SurfaceIQ AI automates advanced security testing, significantly multiplying the reach and effectiveness of your existing security teams without additional headcount.
Assumed Breach Mindset
Leverage persistent testing to actively hunt for hidden access points and potential lateral movement, neutralising threats before they can be exploited.
Early Validation & Market Proof
The cybersecurity landscape has fundamentally shifted. Attackers no longer exploit single vulnerabilities—they chain multiple weaknesses across cloud, identity, and infrastructure to achieve their objectives. Traditional point-in-time testing can't keep pace with this reality, creating an urgent need for continuous, attack-path-focused validation.
82%
of breaches involve lateral movement across multiple systems (Verizon 2023 DBIR)
3.4M
global shortage of cybersecurity professionals, with pentesting expertise particularly scarce (ISC² Cybersecurity Workforce Study)
68%
of boards now require continuous security assurance, not annual audits (Gartner Security & Risk Management Survey)
87%
increase in multi-stage attacks year-over-year, outpacing traditional defenses (ENISA Threat Landscape Report)

Currently onboarding design partners in sectors including global finance, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure across the GCC and EU. All engagements are conducted under strict confidentiality agreements.
"We've seen the same pattern for years: pentests deliver a 200-page PDF of vulnerabilities, but executives can't translate that into business risk. Meanwhile, the real attack paths—the chains that actually lead to breach—go undetected because no one is looking at the whole kill chain. SurfaceIQ AI was built to close that gap."
SurfaceIQ AI: The Full Red Team at Your Fingertips
Proactive Threat Simulation
The SurfaceIQ AI platform is engineered to break into your systems, mimicking advanced attackers. This provides a constant, automated red team capability, allowing you to proactively identify and fix vulnerabilities without needing additional personnel.
CISO's Defense Strategy
Embrace the CISO's mindset of "assume breach" and work backwards. SurfaceIQ AI helps build maximum defense in depth by continuously testing your environment, ensuring your security controls are robust and effective against real-world attack paths.
The SurfaceIQ AI Solution: AI-Driven Risk Validation
Lifecycle Simulation
Complete attack simulation from discovery through scanning, enumeration, exploitation, and access.
AI Engine
LLM-driven technology translates natural language into technical exploits, adapts dynamically, and explains results clearly.
Orchestration Layer
Coordinates trusted penetration testing tools whilst enhancing them with AI creativity and automation.
Knowledge Base
Stores vulnerabilities, exploited paths, CVEs, and compliance mappings with continuous enrichment from threat intelligence.
How SurfaceIQ AI Works
Connect Your Ecosystem
Seamlessly integrate all your clouds, repositories, identity systems, and telemetry data for a unified, comprehensive view of your entire attack surface.
Map Your Attack Paths
Dynamically build sophisticated attack graphs directly linked to your critical business services and most valuable assets, revealing true risk exposure.
Emulate Real Adversaries
Execute advanced adversary campaigns within your own environment, employing authentic, real-world attack techniques to test your defenses rigorously.
Validate Exploitability
Obtain concrete, undeniable evidence of exploitability, moving beyond theoretical vulnerabilities to confirm actual risk to your organization.
Translate Insights to Action
Generate clear, concise executive summaries and detailed technical reports, providing actionable remediation guidance tailored for both leadership and security teams.
Continuously Re-test & Optimize
Maintain an always-on security posture by continuously validating your defenses with every infrastructure change, ensuring lasting resilience and compliance.
See Your Attack Surface in Real-Time
SurfaceIQ AI provides live, interactive 3D visualization of your threat landscape, transforming complex security data into intuitive visual intelligence. Our platform maps attack paths, vulnerability clusters, and risk hotspots across your entire infrastructure in real-time.
Key Features:
Interactive 3D threat landscape visualization
Real-time attack path mapping
Vulnerability clustering and risk hotspots
Live infrastructure monitoring
Intuitive visual intelligence dashboard
Track What Matters: Key Security Performance Indicators
SurfaceIQ AI delivers measurable security metrics that translate directly to business value. Our platform tracks the indicators that matter most to security leaders and executives.
Key Metrics:
73%
Average Detection Rate
Typical security operations centre effectiveness with adequate monitoring for lateral threat propagation
41%
Lateral Movement Visibility
Organizations with adequate monitoring for lateral threat propagation
18%
Full Kill Chain Coverage
Security teams providing end-to-end attack visibility from initial compromise
These metrics provide clear visibility into your security posture and demonstrate measurable improvements over time.
Measurable Business Value
Speed
Testing cycles reduced from weeks to days, enabling continuous security validation that matches your development velocity.
Clarity
Executive reports delivered in business language with clear risk metrics and ROI calculations.
Compliance
Direct mapping to frameworks including PCI, ISO, NESA, and NIST for audit-ready evidence.
Cost Savings
Eliminate wasted patches and tool overlap whilst focusing resources on exploitable vulnerabilities.
Resource Optimisation
Fill critical resource gaps without additional headcount through intelligent automation.
Continuous Learning
SurfaceIQ AI improves with every test, building institutional knowledge and threat intelligence.
Executive Outcomes That Matter
For CISOs
  • Shrink breach probability measurably
  • Prove control effectiveness with defensible evidence
  • Cut wasted spend on non-exploitable findings

KPIs: Exploitable criticals ↓ • MTTR ↓ • Audit findings ↓
For CIOs
  • Ship faster with confidence
  • Keep platforms compliant by design
  • Show ROI in pounds of risk reduced

KPIs: Change lead time ↓ • Policy drift ↓ • Availability ↑
Founding Team & Why SurfaceIQ AI
SurfaceIQ AI helps complex enterprises turn "assume breach" into measurable, continuous assurance—proving what attackers can actually reach before they do.
Founding Team
Elliot Richmany, Co-Founder & CEO
  • 10+ years in enterprise cybersecurity and cloud infrastructure
  • Former Regional SASE Sales Lead, META at VMware
  • Ex-Regional Account Director at Broadcom Software Defined Edge
  • Former Regional Sales Director METNA at Fortanix
  • Hands-on security engineering to executive leadership experience
Hud Daannaa, Co-Founder & CTO
  • 10+ years in security architecture, SOC engineering, and AI-driven defense
  • Heads Security Operations & AI Engineering for UAE government agency
  • CompTIA SecAI+ and Security+ Subject Matter Expert
  • MSc Information Security, University of Surrey (GCHQ-recognized)
  • Wazuh Ambassador and OWASP contributor (GenAI/LLM security)
Serge Richmany, Co-Founder & CRO
  • 8+ years in enterprise sales and data infrastructure
  • Client Executive at NetApp, former Dell Technologies leadership
  • Expertise in multi-cloud, AI infrastructure, and cyber resilience solutions
  • Proven track record exceeding quota and leading transformation initiatives
Why We're Different
AI-driven continuous risk validation that adapts to your changing infrastructure in real-time
Full attack-path and kill-chain focus—not just CVE lists or isolated vulnerabilities
Executive-ready evidence and KPIs that translate technical findings into measurable business risk
Built by operators who've lived the pain of traditional pentesting and siloed security tools
Advisors & Supporters
Currently building advisory board with expertise in:
  • Enterprise Security Architecture
  • Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management
  • AI/ML for Cybersecurity
Product Roadmap
Now (MVP)
  • Attack path mapping and kill-chain visualization
  • Initial integrations: AWS, Azure, GCP, Entra ID, GitHub, GitLab
  • Automated reconnaissance and lateral movement simulation
  • Dual reporting: technical findings + executive risk summaries
  • Basic compliance mapping (PCI DSS, ISO 27001)
Next (6–12 months)
  • Continuous validation with scheduled campaigns
  • Expanded compliance frameworks: NESA, NIST CSF, SOC 2
  • Deeper environment coverage: Kubernetes, on-prem infrastructure, SaaS integrations
  • Enhanced KPI dashboards with trend analysis and predictive risk scoring
  • Remediation workflow integrations (Jira, ServiceNow)
  • Multi-tenant support for MSSPs and consultancies
Later (Vision)
  • AI-guided remediation recommendations with automated fix suggestions
  • Anonymous, aggregated benchmarking across customer base
  • Marketplace of pre-built attack scenarios and industry-specific playbooks
  • Integration with threat intelligence feeds for emerging attack patterns
  • Advanced simulation: ransomware propagation, supply chain attacks
Roadmap priorities are informed by design partner feedback and evolving threat landscape.
Who SurfaceIQ AI Is For
CISO persona
Their Challenges:
  • Proving control effectiveness to board and auditors with defensible evidence
  • Translating technical vulnerabilities into measurable business risk
  • Justifying security investments with limited budget and resources
  • Maintaining compliance across multiple frameworks simultaneously
How SurfaceIQ AI Helps:
  • Shrink breach probability with measurable, continuous validation
  • Executive-ready reports that map findings to business impact and compliance requirements
  • Focus remediation spend on exploitable attack paths, not theoretical CVEs
  • Demonstrate security posture improvements over time with trend data
CIO / CTO persona
Their Challenges:
  • Balancing rapid innovation with security requirements
  • Understanding real risk exposure across hybrid cloud environments
  • Avoiding security bottlenecks in CI/CD pipelines
  • Managing technical debt and legacy infrastructure vulnerabilities
How SurfaceIQ AI Helps:
  • Continuous testing that keeps pace with infrastructure changes
  • Clear visibility into attack surface across all environments
  • Integration with existing DevOps workflows for faster remediation
  • Prioritized findings based on actual exploitability, not just severity scores
Head of SecOps / Detection Engineering persona
Their Challenges:
  • Alert fatigue from tools that don't understand attack context
  • Limited resources to manually validate every potential threat
  • Difficulty proving detection coverage against real attack techniques
  • Keeping up with evolving attacker tactics and techniques
How SurfaceIQ AI Helps:
  • Attack-path context that shows how isolated findings connect to real breach scenarios
  • Automated validation of detection and response capabilities
  • Continuous testing of security controls against latest attack techniques
  • Reduced noise by focusing on exploitable chains, not isolated vulnerabilities
Head of Platform / SRE persona
Their Challenges:
  • Securing complex, distributed infrastructure at scale
  • Understanding security implications of architecture decisions
  • Balancing availability, performance, and security requirements
  • Managing access controls across multiple cloud providers and services
How SurfaceIQ AI Helps:
  • Real-time visibility into how infrastructure changes affect attack surface
  • Safe, non-disruptive testing that doesn't impact production systems
  • Clear guidance on architectural security improvements
  • Integration with infrastructure-as-code for security-by-design
Security, Privacy & Architecture
Built for Enterprise Requirements (In Progress)
Data Handling & Privacy Principles
Confidential compute
All testing operations run within your environment with encrypted data in transit and at rest
Data minimization
We collect only the metadata necessary for attack path analysis—no exfiltration of sensitive business data
Zero-knowledge architecture
SurfaceIQ AI orchestrates tests without requiring access to production data or credentials
Compliance-ready
Architecture designed to support SOC 2, ISO 27001, and regional data residency requirements
High-Level Architecture
Our platform consists of four core components that work together to deliver continuous attack path validation:
01
AI Engine
Machine learning models trained on real-world attack patterns, continuously updated with latest threat intelligence and techniques
02
Orchestration Layer
Safely coordinates reconnaissance, exploitation simulation, and lateral movement testing across your infrastructure without disrupting operations
03
Knowledge Base
Maintains a living graph of your attack surface—assets, relationships, access paths, and control effectiveness—updated in real-time as your environment changes
04
Integration Hub
Connects to your existing security stack (clouds, identity providers, code repositories, SIEM, ticketing) to provide comprehensive visibility and streamlined workflows
Our architecture is evolving based on enterprise security requirements and design partner feedback. We're committed to building a platform that meets the highest standards for security, privacy, and operational safety.
Learning Hub: Your Knowledge Arsenal
Knowledge is the first line of defence. Our comprehensive learning hub provides security leaders with the intelligence they need to stay ahead of emerging threats.
Threat Intelligence
Detailed reports and insights on emerging threats, attack vectors, and industry-specific risks.
Compliance Frameworks
PCI, ISO, NESA, and NIST frameworks explained with practical implementation guidance.
Living Wiki
Continuously updated tactics, techniques, and mitigations based on real-world attack patterns.
Engagement Models Tailored to Your Needs
Pilot Programme
Ideal for design partners. Focus on one crown-jewel service to generate your 'Hidden Entry Map' plus executive board slide. Delivered in approximately 14 days with measurable risk insights. Limited slots available for early adopters.
Continuous Monitoring
Roadmap offering for scaling customers. Always-on attack simulations with monthly strategic reviews, ensuring your security posture evolves with your infrastructure changes.
Enterprise Integration
Roadmap offering for enterprise customers. Multi-service coverage with full compliance integration and audit-ready evidence generation across your entire technology estate.
SurfaceIQ AI is currently working with selected design partners and early adopters. Pilot Programme slots are intentionally limited—we focus on depth over volume to ensure measurable outcomes.
SurfaceIQ AI
See what they see. Remove it before it's used.
Start with one service. Prove measurable risk reduction in weeks, not months. Transform your security posture from reactive to predictive with SurfaceIQ AI's AI-driven penetration testing platform.
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Office Locations
Dubai, UAE
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