Offensive security, applied
Find out how your systems withstand a real attacker before one finds out for you.
We combine hands-on red team experience with practical, whitebox-first testing to give your team clear, actionable findings instead of a checkbox report.
What we do
Services built around how attackers actually work
Whitebox Penetration Testing
Full-knowledge assessments of your applications and infrastructure, using source, architecture, and credentials to find what a blackbox test would miss.
Learn more →Application Security Education
Hands-on training that gives engineering teams the offensive mindset to catch vulnerabilities before they ship.
Learn more →Threat Modeling & Security Planning
Structured threat modeling and roadmapping that turns 'we think we're secure' into a defensible, prioritized plan.
Learn more →General Cybersecurity Consulting
Pragmatic advisory for teams that need an experienced security partner without hiring a full-time program lead.
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Why Withstand
Built on real-world offense and real-world engineering
Withstand Security is run by practitioners with direct red team experience inside high-stakes environments, including financial institutions, backed by over a decade of hands-on experience building and maintaining enterprise applications across finance, healthcare, and other regulated industries. We know how attackers get in, and we know how the code got that way in the first place. Engagements are scoped and executed the way a real adversary would operate, with findings a development team can actually act on.
Insights
Recent thinking
news · AppSec, DEFCON, AppSec Village
Withstand Security @ App Sec Village
I am happy to announce that I have been selected to Keynote Day 2 at the AppSec Village @ DEFCON 32. I will be...
Jul 11, 2024
articles · Cybersecurity
Responsible Disclosure is a sham.
I saw it again in my posts today, and this time I can take the gloves off, so here is a hot take that I’m sure no one...
Apr 22, 2024
articles · Cybersecurity Hygene
Protecting Your Business - The Vital Importance of Backups and the 3-2-1 Rule
From cyberattacks to hardware failures, numerous threats can compromise or destroy critical information, leading to...
Apr 9, 2024
Whitepaper
Anatomy of a Whitebox Pentest
A practical walkthrough of how a full-knowledge penetration test is scoped, run, and reported, from initial access to retest.