https://layer8.jp/en/blog Research notes, field-test results, and company news from Layer8. en Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://layer8.jp/en/blog/twostone-sync-partnershiphttps://layer8.jp/en/blog/twostone-sync-partnershipLayer8 has partnered with TWOSTONE Sync, a TWOSTONE&Sons group company, to expand the availability of penetration testing for web applications and APIs.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTNews https://layer8.jp/en/blog/first-round-15th-selectionhttps://layer8.jp/en/blog/first-round-15th-selectionLayer8 has been selected for the 15th cohort of 1stRound, an academia-co-organized startup growth support program. We will expand the commercial deployment of our pentest AI, Trident, to help companies detect vulnerabilities early and continuously validate their security.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMTNews https://layer8.jp/en/blog/hackerone-vdp-2026-q3-first-placehttps://layer8.jp/en/blog/hackerone-vdp-2026-q3-first-placeLayer8's research account l8_trident, powered by its AI penetration testing agent Trident, ranked first worldwide on HackerOne’s VDP leaderboard for Q3 2026.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAIHackerOne https://layer8.jp/en/blog/ict-startup-league-support2https://layer8.jp/en/blog/ict-startup-league-support2Layer8 has been selected for Support2 of the ICT Startup League, hosted by Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. We are accelerating R&D and commercialization of autonomous AI pentesting.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNews https://layer8.jp/en/blog/pentest-ai-agent-telemetry-platformhttps://layer8.jp/en/blog/pentest-ai-agent-telemetry-platformHow we moved from an LLMOps SaaS to Google Sheets and then to a custom telemetry platform to accelerate improvements to our pentest AI agent.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTAIObservability https://layer8.jp/en/blog/geniac-prize-mirai-vision-awardhttps://layer8.jp/en/blog/geniac-prize-mirai-vision-awardLayer8 has won the Mirai Vision Award at GENIAC PRIZE. We are accelerating PoCs, technical partnerships, and business collaborations toward a continuous web security validation platform powered by autonomous AI.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTNews https://layer8.jp/en/blog/pentest-ai-agent-first-field-test-resultshttps://layer8.jp/en/blog/pentest-ai-agent-first-field-test-resultsInitial results from our pentest AI agent R&D: #86 on the HackerOne VDP 90-day leaderboard and 84% on a benchmark.Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTAIHackerOne