Synack

Synack

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Synack was created by former National Security Agency (NSA) operators Jay Kaplan (CEO) and Mark Kuhr (CTO). The company’s value proposition lies in merging human intelligence (via the Synack Red Team, SRT) with an AI-augmented platform to deliver vulnerability discovery, verification, and remediation guidance at scale.

Synack supports organizations in highly regulated sectors (including federal agencies) and claims a model that goes beyond traditional one-time pentests by offering continuous coverage and attack-surface monitoring. Their platform emphasizes real-time analytics, reporting, and a subscription-style service model—turning pentesting into an ongoing risk-reduction tool rather than a periodic audit.

Core Services Offered:

• Continuous penetration testing & platform-based testing (web, API, cloud, infrastructure)
• Attack surface discovery & analytics
• Vulnerability management (triage, remediation guidance, patch verification)
• Crowdsourced ethical hacker network (Synack Red Team)
• AI-driven testing support (e.g., Synack’s “Sara” autonomous red agent)
• Compliance-ready testing for regulated environments (FedRAMP, Zero Trust-aligned)