Hacker-led PTaaS · Mumbai, India · Globally Delivered

Pentestingthat hackerswould respect.

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StartSecure is a hacker-led Pen Testing as a Service firm. Manual, exploit-driven engagements with developer-friendly remediation, video PoCs and continuous coverage between releases.

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Vulns Detected
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Trusted by security teams globally
NIMBUS
vertex.ai
LUMEN
Orbital
HELIX
QUANTA
NORTHWIND
Praxis
SENTINEL
ACME
NIMBUS
vertex.ai
LUMEN
Orbital
HELIX
QUANTA
NORTHWIND
Praxis
SENTINEL
ACME
98%
Critical bugs caught pre-prod
72h
Avg. kick-off SLA
350+
Enterprise engagements
24/7
Re-test on demand
Our Process

A predictable engagement, every time

01
Step 01

Scope & Threat Model

Architecture review, asset inventory, abuse-case mapping.

02
Step 02

Manual Exploitation

Senior pentesters chain weaknesses into business impact.

03
Step 03

Report & Video PoCs

Developer-ready writeups with reproducible exploits.

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Step 04

Re-test & Attest

Free re-test, signed letter for auditors and customers.

Team Credentials

Engineers, not box-checkers

Every engagement is led by a senior pentester carrying offensive-security industry credentials.

OSCP — Offensive Security Certified Professional
OSCP
OSWE — Offensive Security Web Expert
OSWE
CEH — Certified Ethical Hacker
CEH
eJPT — Junior Penetration Tester
eJPT
CREST — CREST Penetration Testing
CREST
CRTP — Certified Red Team Professional
CRTP
CISSP — Certified Information Systems Security Professional
CISSP
CNSP — Certified Network Security Practitioner
CNSP
Accredited By

Built on global accreditations

Independently certified by the bodies that auditors, regulators and enterprise security teams trust.

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CREST Accredited
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ISO 27001 Certified
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CERT-In Empanelled
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PCI-DSS Aligned
Field Notes

Real-world findings, anonymized

Selected highlights · last 12 months
Web App PentestCVSS 8.6

IDOR → mass tenant data exposure

Chained an authorization bypass on a SaaS billing endpoint to read invoices across all customer tenants.

Reported · patched · attested
API PentestCVSS 7.8

GraphQL alias-batching DoS

Bypassed depth limit using aliased fragments, exhausting backend Postgres with 10k synthesized queries per request.

Reported · patched · attested
Cloud SecurityCVSS 9.1

Cross-account privilege escalation

Followed an over-permissive iam:PassRole trust chain into a partner account, gaining production S3 read.

Reported · patched · attested
Source Code ReviewCVSS 9.8

JWT 'none' algorithm bypass

Library accepted unsigned tokens; only one tenant validated alg explicitly. Caught in code before reaching prod.

Reported · patched · attested
Network PentestCVSS 9.8

AD CS template ESC1 abuse

Used a misconfigured certificate template to request a smart-card cert for a Domain Admin and seize the forest.

Reported · patched · attested
Smart ContractCVSS 9.6

Re-entrancy in cross-chain bridge

Read-only re-entrancy let a malicious recipient drain the destination-side liquidity pool during a single tx.

Reported · patched · attested
Industries

Trusted across regulated sectors

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Customer Stories

What security leaders say

"StartSecure's manual approach uncovered logic flaws three vendors missed. The remediation videos saved our team weeks of back-and-forth."
PK
Priya Krishnan
VP Engineering · FinTech Unicorn
Schedule

Book a meeting with a senior pentester

Pick a 30-minute slot that works for you. You'll speak directly with the engineer who will lead your engagement — not a sales rep.

  • Scoping call with a senior engineer
  • NDA on request before any detail
  • Same-week slots across IST / GMT / PST
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