Adversarial empathy
We model the actual attacker — funded, patient, and goal-oriented. Not a checklist.
// About Velarynt
Built by operators. For organizations that take threats seriously.
Velarynt was founded in 2019 by a small group of red teamers and platform engineers who'd grown tired of the gap between what compliance reports said and what attackers actually did. We started a firm where every consultant has shipped production code, broken into something they shouldn't have, or both.
// Our origin
The gap we couldn't ignore.
We watched too many enterprises pass an audit on Friday and get breached on Monday. The disconnect was structural: most security firms graded paperwork, not posture. The ones that did real work were boutique to the point of being unreachable.
Velarynt was built to occupy the space in between — boutique-grade execution at the scale and predictability a regulated enterprise actually needs.
Today we run engagements across six continents, operate a 24/7 SOC out of two regions, and publish original research that's cited by CISA and MITRE.
// What guides us
Five operating principles.
Engineering rigour
Every operator can read source, ship a patch, or explain a fix line by line.
Operational humility
We disclose responsibly, retest thoroughly, and never overclaim impact.
Transparent process
Daily standups with your team. Live finding boards. No black-box deliverables.
Continuous research
Ten percent of every consultant's time is reserved for original research.
Earned trust
Background-checked operators, scope-bound contracts, and full chain-of-evidence on every engagement.
// Leadership
Operators, not pitchmen.
The people running Velarynt still carry pagers. Every member of leadership has shipped engagements within the last quarter.
M. Reyes
Founder & CEO
Former red team lead at a Fortune 50 financial. OSCE, OSEP, GXPN.
A. Okonkwo
Chief Technology Officer
15 years in platform security. Maintainer on three OSS projects.
L. Hartwell
VP, Offensive Operations
Built and led adversary-emulation programs for two cloud providers.
S. Demir
VP, Threat Intelligence
Former intelligence analyst. Co-authored CVEs in industrial control systems.
J. Ortega
Director of Incident Response
Led response on 200+ incidents including three nation-state intrusions.
P. Bhattacharya
Director of Research
Published in Black Hat, DEF CON, and IEEE S&P. PhD, applied cryptography.
// Credentials & affiliations
Verified expertise across the discipline.
Our consultants hold senior offensive certifications and our company maintains the operational standards expected by regulated clients.
OSCP
OSCE
OSEP
OSWE
GXPN
GPEN
GWAPT
GCIH
CISSP
CCSP
CREST CRT
CREST CCT
SOC 2 Type II
ISO 27001
PCI QSA
MITRE Engenuity
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// Work with us
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