Aikido Unveils Open-Weight 'Altar' AI Model for Local Cybersecurity
Belgian cybersecurity firm Aikido has released Altar, an open-weight AI model for security applications that can be deployed locally.
Belgian cybersecurity company Aikido has released an open-weight artificial intelligence model built for security work, offering organisations a way to use AI-driven defences without routing sensitive code to outside providers.
The model, called Altar, is a compressed and customised version of GLM-5.3, the open model developed by Z.AI. Aikido said it will be made available openly for local deployments, allowing customers to keep data and code inside their own environments.
Demand for such tools has grown as criminals increasingly turn to AI to spot and exploit software vulnerabilities, pushing companies toward defensive systems that can run on their own infrastructure rather than through external services.
Aikido said Altar will be deployed within its solutions supplied to customers, including Belgian bank Belfius.
The company is among Europe's leading cybersecurity firms and reached a valuation of $1 billion, or about 871.31 million euros, in January.
The release reflects a broader push among security vendors to pair AI capabilities with local control, a priority for enterprises and financial institutions that handle confidential systems and data.