https://ghosts.lk/blog Security engineering, AI memory, penetration testing and case studies from Ghost Protocol, Colombo. en-us Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ghosts.lk/blog/ghost-protocol-joins-nvidia-inception https://ghosts.lk/blog/ghost-protocol-joins-nvidia-inception Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ghost Protocol joined the NVIDIA Inception program in July 2026. What the program is, and what membership changes for our clients on NVIDIA hardware. https://ghosts.lk/blog/penetration-testing-cost https://ghosts.lk/blog/penetration-testing-cost Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Published 2026 guides put a web app pentest at $5,000 to $35,000+. Ours is $4,000 fixed. Every cost driver, pricing model, and hidden fee, with real numbers. https://ghosts.lk/blog/penetration-testing-vs-vulnerability-scanning https://ghosts.lk/blog/penetration-testing-vs-vulnerability-scanning Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A scan finds possible vulnerabilities. A pentest proves what an attacker can do. We ran 75 scanners on our own app; here is what each method caught. https://ghosts.lk/blog/first-penetration-test-startup https://ghosts.lk/blog/first-penetration-test-startup Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT An enterprise prospect asked for pentest evidence. The five triggers, what security questionnaires ask, what to send, and how startups unblock the deal in days. https://ghosts.lk/blog/vapt-sri-lanka-guide https://ghosts.lk/blog/vapt-sri-lanka-guide Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT What VAPT costs in Sri Lanka, how to spot a scanner report sold as a pentest, what the PDPA actually requires, and 10 questions to ask any VAPT provider. https://ghosts.lk/blog/ai-penetration-testing-vs-manual https://ghosts.lk/blog/ai-penetration-testing-vs-manual Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT What AI pentest tools catch and what they miss in 2026: coverage vs business logic, real examples from our 75-scanner run, and the economics of hybrid testing. https://ghosts.lk/blog/case-study-memory-not-the-moat https://ghosts.lk/blog/case-study-memory-not-the-moat Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two AI agents, the same desk, comparable models. One checked itself before acting, one did not. A field note on agent reliability, grounded in 25 sources. https://ghosts.lk/blog/case-study-wyrm-operator https://ghosts.lk/blog/case-study-wyrm-operator Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How a forward-deployed operator runs a dozen-plus workstreams at once with Wyrm as persistent memory under Claude. Real usage: 77 sessions, 13 projects. https://ghosts.lk/blog/case-study-upalis-restaurant https://ghosts.lk/blog/case-study-upalis-restaurant Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT From pen-and-paper orders to a full online platform, the Upalis story. 103+ menu items, zero commission, custom-built from scratch. https://ghosts.lk/blog/why-your-ai-forgets-everything https://ghosts.lk/blog/why-your-ai-forgets-everything Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT AI assistants lose all context between sessions. Learn how MCP servers and persistent AI memory like Wyrm solve the context window problem for developers. https://ghosts.lk/blog/75-scanners-against-my-app https://ghosts.lk/blog/75-scanners-against-my-app Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Most companies test with 1-2 scanners. We built an AI that orchestrates 75. Here's what a 17-phase automated penetration test actually finds. https://ghosts.lk/blog/real-cost-of-data-breach https://ghosts.lk/blog/real-cost-of-data-breach Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT IBM's 2026 report puts the average data breach at $4.99 million. For a small business, one breach can mean closing the doors. What a breach really costs. https://ghosts.lk/blog/penetration-testing-before-launch https://ghosts.lk/blog/penetration-testing-before-launch Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Most teams skip security testing until it is too late. How automated penetration testing catches OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities before attackers do. https://ghosts.lk/blog/building-ai-memory-systems https://ghosts.lk/blog/building-ai-memory-systems Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT How we built a persistent AI memory system that compounds knowledge across 15+ projects, and why every engineering team needs one. https://ghosts.lk/blog/technical-debt-restaurant-platforms https://ghosts.lk/blog/technical-debt-restaurant-platforms Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT We replaced 4 disconnected systems with one unified platform. Here's the math on why rebuilding saved a restaurant money over the long term.