The Future of SOC, VAPT, BAS, and CTEM: Towards an AI-Driven, Continuous Cybersecurity Era
In today’s complex digital landscape, security teams are under constant pressure to keep up with evolving threats, sprawling attack surfaces, and ever-tightening compliance mandates. While traditional security domains like SOC (Security Operations Centre), VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing), and BAS (Breach and Attack Simulation) have been foundational, the emergence of CTEM (Continuous Threat Exposure Management) marks a strategic shift toward continuous, business-aligned, and risk-driven cybersecurity.
This blog explores the convergence and future evolution of SOC, VAPT, BAS, and CTEM, particularly with the rise of Agentic AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems.
Excellent — Agentic RAG and Agentic AI are powerful innovations that can supercharge CTEM (Continuous Threat Exposure Management). When integrated effectively, they unlock autonomous, contextual, and continuously learning security operations, reducing human fatigue and scaling CTEM to enterprise levels.