Enki Whitehat Expands Japanese Supply of OFFen AI DAST With MOU
Enki Whitehat showed OFFen AI DAST at Japan IT Week Autumn and signed an MOU with Zero Security to boost supply in Japan.
Enki Whitehat exhibited its AI-based web application penetration testing automation solution OFFen AI DAST at Japan IT Week Autumn, held in Japan from October 21 to 23, 2026, and signed a memorandum of understanding with its Japanese partner Zero Security to expand supply of the product in the country, according to datanet.co.kr.
The solution was shown in the Korea Pavilion booth at the event. Zero Security is a Tokyo-based partner that already worked with Enki Whitehat; the new MOU extends that cooperation to wider supply of OFFen AI DAST.
Under the agreement, the two companies plan to refine the solution so that its assessment results align with security guidelines and industry standards set by Japanese bodies including the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA).
They also plan to begin supplying the solution to Japanese public institutions and enterprise companies.
Market context
In Japan, attacks abusing the open-source penetration testing tool ARTEX AI were carried out in the same manner as hacking of South Korean financial companies, hitting about 80 Japanese insurance, financial and logistics companies, of which 8 suffered actual data leaks, according to datanet.co.kr.
Quick answers
What is OFFen AI DAST?
It is Enki Whitehat's AI-based web application penetration testing automation solution, which the company exhibited at Japan IT Week Autumn 2026.
Who is Enki Whitehat's Japanese partner?
Zero Security is a Tokyo-based partner. The two companies signed an additional MOU to expand supply of OFFen AI DAST in Japan.
Which Japanese organizations' guidelines will the solution be aligned with?
The companies plan to refine the solution so its assessment results align with guidelines and industry standards from Japanese bodies including METI and IPA.