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Security Research & Development

Your problem, solved and automated

We build software that takes over the slow, repetitive part of your team's work, using AI where it earns its place and engineered by security people from the first line. We also pentest what you already run and advise leadership. Our own R&D produced ShadowIndex.ai and ExecShield.ai.

02:14:07taskmap the external attack surface of example-corp.com
02:14:09agentsubdomain discovery -> 214 hosts, 6 new since yesterday
02:14:12agentfingerprint staging.legacy.example-corp.comno owner on record · came in with a 2023 acquisition
02:14:13flagJenkins with a known RCE, reachable without login
02:14:13rankpriority 1 of 214 · exploitable today, not just a high CVSS
02:14:14routefinding sent to the security team · SEC-1182
02:14:14watchalerting when new surface appears
08:30:00taskexposure scan · 4 executives and their households
08:30:04agentsearch people-search sites, broker listings, darkweb indexes
08:31:12foundCFO home address on 9 sites · spouse phone number on 3
08:31:15file12 erasure requests · CCPA/CPRA, Texas DPSAsigned authorized-agent letter attached
08:31:15trackstatutory deadlines · audit trail per request
+21 daysbacklisting reappeared on 1 site -> re-filed
+21 dayswatchmonitoring for reappearance
ILLUSTRATIVE RUN · EXAMPLE DATABUILT BY SR&D
  • Offensive Security Operations
  • Custom Bare-Metal Architecture
  • Strategic Advisory (vCISO / vCTO)
  • Custom Development & R&D

01 / Services

Core pillars

Four disciplines that share one operating model: prove the risk, engineer it out, and keep leadership informed.
01

Offensive Security Operations

We show you the ground truth of your defensive posture.

Using proprietary AI-driven orchestration and a decade of offensive tradecraft, we emulate real attacker TTPs to find exploitable flaws before real-world adversaries do.

Red Team Operations & Adversary EmulationPenetration Testing (Web, Mobile, API, Cloud)Social Engineering & Purple Team Exercises
02

Custom Bare-Metal Architecture

Cloud-first isn't always secure-first.

We design single-tenant architecture around your workload, and our hosting partner ARPHost deploys it on dedicated bare-metal hardware: no noisy neighbors, no multi-tenancy risk, and no Cloud Tax.

Cloud Repatriation & Infrastructure OptimizationSingle-Tenant & High-Assurance System DesignSecurity Engineering & Secure Architecture
03

Strategic Advisory (vCISO / vCTO)

Security is a business enabler, not a cost center.

We provide high-level strategic advisory for leadership teams, helping you navigate regulatory landscapes, manage technical debt, and align your security roadmap with your mission.

Security Roadmapping & GovernanceThreat IntelligenceCompliance Readiness & Risk Quantification
04

Custom Development & R&D

When off-the-shelf solutions fall short, we engineer what's missing.

From custom security tooling and AI systems to business automation and purpose-built applications tailored to your exact requirements.

Custom Software Development & Business AutomationAI Systems Development & AI Security AssessmentSecurity Tool Development

02 / Why SR&D

The SR&D difference

  1. 01

    Financial Efficiency

    We specialize in moving resource-heavy workloads from costly subscription-based cloud models to dedicated bare-metal, designed by us and deployed by ARPHost.

    60%Up to this much lower long-term OpEx

  2. 02

    Zero-Trust by Design

    We don't just secure networks; we implement Zero-Trust at the hardware and policy-as-code level, ensuring continuous authorization and least-privilege access.

  3. 03

    Proprietary AI Orchestration

    Our autonomous agents handle the reconnaissance, allowing our senior researchers to focus on the high-level logic flaws and architectural weaknesses that traditional tools miss.

04 / Products

Products

Two halves of the same exposure: what your organization leaves open, and what your people leave open.

See Our Products

ShadowIndex.ai

Beta

AI-powered attack surface intelligence platform

ShadowIndex.ai continuously maps and monitors your external attack surface using autonomous AI agents. It discovers shadow IT, forgotten assets, and exposed services before adversaries do — delivering prioritized, actionable findings directly to your security team.

  • Continuous discovery of internet-facing assets, subdomains, and cloud footprint
  • Prioritization by real exploitability, not CVSS score alone
  • Change detection that alerts when new surface appears
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ExecShield.ai

In Development

Executive digital protection and data removal

Attackers no longer start at the firewall. They profile your leadership using commercially available open-source intelligence — home addresses, phone numbers, family relationships — then pivot into the company through their personal lives.

  • Exposure discovery across people-search sites, broker listings, and darkweb indexes
  • Coverage extended to executives' households, not just the individual
  • Reappearance monitoring that re-files when a removed listing returns
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Ready to take control of your infrastructure?

Whether you need an adversarial assessment, executive advisory, or something built from scratch, we scope the work around your use case.

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