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CIPHER SECURITYOFFENSIVE SECURITY
Privately held  ·  Founded 2013

We find your weaknesses before real attackers do.

Cipher Security is a privately-held cybersecurity firm specializing in Offensive Security. We help organizations understand and strengthen their true security posture through real-world attack simulations and advanced penetration testing.

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▸ Networks▸ Applications▸ Cloud — AWS / Azure / GCP
engagement — cipher@ops
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ILLUSTRATIVE OUTPUTAUTHORIZED TESTING ONLY

Someone is already trying. They just are not getting through.

Illustrative
BLOCKED customer records internal api domain controller UNTOUCHED ATTEMPTS1,284 BLOCKED1,284 BREACHED0
We play the attacker first, so nobody else gets to.
2013Founded
Offensive-firstApproach
PwC · Fortune 500Projects delivered for
Forbes 2000Companies
Services

Three ways we put your defences under real pressure.

Every engagement ends the same way: a clear account of what we found, how we got there, and exactly what to fix first.

01 / PENTEST

Penetration Tests

Cipher Security offers thorough Penetration Testing services to identify security gaps before they can be misused. We simulate real-world attack scenarios across networks, applications, and cloud environments, providing clear, actionable insights that help strengthen your defences and support ongoing compliance and risk management.

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02 / CLOUD

Cloud Security Assessment

Our Cloud Security Assessments uncover misconfigurations, access risks, and compliance gaps across AWS, Azure, and GCP. We provide clear, actionable guidance to strengthen your cloud environment and ensure alignment with security best practices.

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03 / ADVISORY

Cybersecurity Consulting

Our cybersecurity consulting services help organisations assess risk, strengthen defences, and align with business and regulatory goals. We offer strategic guidance, policy development, and technical expertise tailored to your specific security challenges.

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The offensive-first approach

A scanner gives you a list. We give you the path.

Our offensive-first approach combines technical depth with business context, uncovering real attack paths and providing clear, actionable remediation guidance that traditional assessments often miss.

01

Scope

Rules of engagement agreed and signed before anything is touched.

02

Recon

Map the attack surface you actually have across networks, applications and cloud.

03

Simulate

Real-world attack scenarios, run the way an actual adversary would run them.

04

Chain

Link individual weaknesses into the full path, and prove the business impact at the end of it.

05

Remediate

Clear, actionable guidance, prioritised by what an attacker would reach first.

SAMPLE FINDING  ·  ILLUSTRATIVE Critical
Client
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Attack path
Exposed dev portal→Stale credential→Internal API→Customer records
Business impact
Read access to customer records, reachable from the public internet with no prior access.
Remediation
Remove the portal from the public edge, rotate and expire the credential, enforce authentication at the API gateway.
Every finding ships with the reproduction steps, the evidence, and the fix. Not a CVSS score and a shrug.
Capabilities

What our team does all day.

Offensive work is the sharp end, but the surrounding operational security work is what keeps the fixes in place after we leave.

  • 01Review, triage, investigate, and resolve cybersecurity-related service requests, tickets, alerts, and escalations
  • 02Support security requests involving email security, Active Directory, Group Policy, firewall security, cloud security, and multi-factor authentication
  • 03Monitor network and system activity to identify, investigate, and help mitigate potential security threats
  • 04Conduct vulnerability assessments and assist with penetration testing activities
  • 05Analyze security incidents and support incident response efforts
  • 06Implement, maintain, and monitor security controls that protect systems, users, and data
  • 07Perform security audits and identify opportunities to reduce organizational risk
  • 08Support cybersecurity projects and continuous improvement initiatives
  • 09Manage security awareness training initiatives and security risk assessment activities
  • 10Develop, maintain, and improve cybersecurity documentation and standard operating procedures
  • 11Communicate cybersecurity findings, recommendations, risks, and mitigation strategies to internal and external stakeholders
  • 12Stay current on cybersecurity threats, technologies, industry trends, and best practices
About

Thirteen years of breaking in politely.

Founded in 2013 and privately held ever since, which means the engagement you buy is the engagement you get.

About Cipher Security

Founded in 2013, Cipher Security is a privately-held cybersecurity firm specializing in Offensive Security — identifying weaknesses before real attackers can exploit them. Our mission is to help organizations understand and strengthen their true security posture through real-world attack simulations and advanced penetration testing.

Our Expertise

Cipher Security has successfully delivered projects for global leaders, including PwC, Fortune 500 enterprises, and Forbes 2000 companies. Our offensive-first approach combines technical depth with business context, uncovering real attack paths and providing clear, actionable remediation guidance that traditional assessments often miss.

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Tell us what you want tested.

Scope, timelines and anything you already suspect is weak. The more you tell us up front, the tighter the proposal comes back.

  • EngagementsPenetration testingNetworks, applications and cloud environments
  • CloudAWS  ·  Azure  ·  GCPMisconfigurations, access risk and compliance gaps
  • AdvisoryStrategy, policy and technical guidanceTailored to your specific security challenges
  • Rules of engagementAuthorized testing onlyNothing is touched before scope is agreed and signed

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