Security Risk Advisors Introduces SCALR AI – A Platform for Rapid Agentive AI Enablement
Security Risk Advisors (SRA), a leading cybersecurity consulting firm, today announced the launch of SCALR AI, a customizable platform designed to enable non-technical people to build and integrate agentive AI capabilities directly into their operations. SCALR AI is being showcased at Black Hat USA 2025, taking place August 6-9, 2025.
SCALR AI addresses the growing need for cybersecurity teams to adopt AI solutions that are both flexible and secure. Unlike typical AI SaaS offerings, SCALR AI empowers organizations to host and manage the AI models they prefer, including hundreds of large language models (LLMs) from providers like Azure, Google, and Ollama. This approach reduces concerns related to data leakage and vendor lock-in. While SCALR AI was developed for SRA's security needs, the tool is versatile and can be adopted by other business units across an organization, such as Human Resources, Customer Service, IT, Accounting, Legal & Compliance, and more.
'Security teams face increasing pressure to improve efficiency and respond faster to threats,' said Mike Pinch, Chief Technology Officer at SRA. 'There is a race for companies to embrace and integrate AI into their operations. Those that do will have a competitive advantage over those that do not, simply by eliminating redundant work, saving time, and improving efficiency.'
Key features of SCALR AI include:
Agent accelerators targeting common challenges such as vulnerability management and SOC reporting
Support for custom tool development through Python scripting, low-code/no-code platforms, and third-party integrations
Comprehensive training to enable teams to ideate and build AI agents tailored to their unique security workflows
SCALR AI is powered by Azure AI Foundry, offering a trusted, future-ready platform that enables organizations to confidently harness the power of AI for sustained innovation and growth.
Security Risk Advisors offers Purple and Red Teams, Cloud Security, Penetration Testing, OT Security and 24x7x365 Cybersecurity Operations. Based in Philadelphia, SRA operates across the USA, Ireland and Australia. Users can learn more at https://sra.io.
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