Staris is a cybersecurity company that provides an AI-powered application security validation platform. The platform is designed to replace or augment manual penetration testing by automatically discovering, proving, and remediating vulnerabilities in running applications. Core capabilities include: - Automated vulnerability validation using SAST, DAST, and additional techniques, combining source code, documentation, and business policies for context-aware analysis - Proof of exploitability for each identified vulnerability, providing steps to reproduce findings and eliminating false positives - Code-level fix recommendations that allow applications to "self-heal," reducing reliance on manual security workflows - Continuous monitoring across codebases to detect zero-days and novel bugs as they emerge The platform positions itself as a whitebox testing system, ingesting source code and internal documentation to understand the unique attack surface of each application in its business context. Results are delivered in approximately 4 hours, compared to an estimated 40 hours for a manual AppSec engagement. Target users include security leaders, AppSec engineers, and development teams who need to prioritize real, exploitable vulnerabilities over large volumes of unverified scanner findings. The platform aims to bridge the gap between automated security scanning tools (which generate high noise) and manual penetration testing (which is slow and costly), enabling security and engineering teams to operate at the pace of modern software development.