Faction Networks and OSec Announce Partnership to Deliver Continuous Cyber Assurance for Owner-Controlled Zero Trust Networks

Faction Networks, developer of an owner-controlled Zero Trust networking platform, and OSec, a leader in continuous offensive security and exposure management, today announced a strategic partnership to integrate OSec's continuous monitoring and verification capabilities into the Faction platform. The joint solution will provide organizations with ongoing evidence that their Zero Trust protections remain effective while supporting more informed cyber insurance underwriting.

As cyber threats increase and cyber insurers demand stronger proof of security controls, organizations need more than annual assessments and self-attestations. They need continuous, independent validation that their security posture remains intact. The Faction and OSec partnership addresses that need by combining owner-controlled Zero Trust networking with continuous monitoring and verification.

Faction's architecture is built on a simple principle: the customer owns and controls trust. Rather than relying on vendor-controlled cloud infrastructure, cryptographic trust remains under the owner's control. Every action on the network is tied to a verified identity, creating an auditable foundation for continuous independent verification.

Under the partnership, OSec will continuously monitor the Faction platform and its underlying components for validated, exploitable vulnerabilities and provide secure alerts with recommended remediation. OSec's Incenter platform will also continuously test Faction Virtual Private Circuits to verify that protected users, devices, and networks remain inaccessible from the public internet. Results will be delivered through secure dashboards available to customers and, where authorized, their cyber insurers.

For customers, the combined solution turns Zero Trust from a security architecture into measurable cyber assurance — with tangible benefits. Continuous, independent evidence that protections remain effective can help organizations qualify for coverage more easily, secure broader coverage and more favorable premiums, and reduce the questionnaire and audit burden at renewal. And because that evidence is continuous and timestamped, it can protect customers at the moment that matters most — a claim — by showing that required controls were in force and working when an incident occurred, reducing the risk of disputed or denied payouts. Insurers, in turn, gain ongoing visibility into the security posture of insured networks, enabling better-informed underwriting based on current conditions rather than point-in-time questionnaires — and a clearer, lower-risk book of business.

The partnership is active, with initial monitoring and verification capabilities expected to begin rolling out during the second half of 2026. The companies will continue expanding the joint offering with an initial focus on small and mid-sized organizations and the cyber insurance ecosystem that supports them.