Security for government agencies
Government agencies manage some of the most sensitive data and critical infrastructure that exists. The consequences of a breach extend far beyond financial loss into national security, public safety, and citizen trust. Engagements here apply intelligence-community discipline to scoped offensive testing under FISMA, FedRAMP, and (where applicable) classified handling requirements.
average cost of a data breach in the public sector (IBM, 2025)
Key threats
The threat actors and techniques actively targeting government organizations today, drawn from current threat intelligence and our own engagement data.
Nation-State Espionage
Long-duration intrusions by state-sponsored threat actors (APT29, APT41, Volt Typhoon) seeking intelligence, policy data, and access to classified systems and personnel records.
Critical Infrastructure Attacks
Targeting of operational technology, SCADA systems, and industrial control systems that underpin essential public services including power, water, and transportation.
Hacktivism & Disinformation
Website defacement, data leaks, and manipulation of public-facing systems to undermine public trust and advance political objectives.
Insider Threats
Abuse of privileged access by current or former employees, contractors, and cleared personnel with authorized access to sensitive systems and classified data.
What we assess
The systems, trust boundaries, and data flows that define where an attacker spends their time.
Mapping the
perimeter.
Each surface is enumerated, fingerprinted, and tested for known vulnerabilities plus the configuration and business-logic flaws specific to government environments.
- 01 — Citizen-Facing Digital Services
- 02 — Internal Agency Networks
- 03 — Operational Technology
- 04 — Contractor & Vendor Ecosystems
Citizen-Facing Digital Services
Web portals, mobile applications, and API endpoints that provide public access to government services and contain sensitive citizen data.
Internal Agency Networks
Classified and unclassified network environments including Active Directory forests, email systems, and inter-agency connectivity.
Operational Technology
SCADA systems, building automation, physical security controls, and other OT systems that support critical facility operations.
Contractor & Vendor Ecosystems
Third-party systems and integrations that have access to government data, networks, and facilities through contract relationships.
How we help
Service lines we bring to government engagements, scoped to the threat model and compliance regime above.
Penetration Testing
Practical offensive security testing across applications, networks, cloud, AI systems, and connected devices. We find the attack paths scanners miss and explain what matters first.
Learn moreAdversary Simulations
Red-team and purple-team operations modeled around the threats most relevant to your business. We test prevention, detection, and response against realistic attack paths.
Learn moreOffensive Security Engineering
Engineering support for teams that need more than reports. We build tools, workflows, and test infrastructure that make offensive security faster and more reliable.
Learn moreSecurity Analytics
Detection engineering, threat hunting, and data pipelines that turn telemetry into decisions. We help teams find signal, reduce noise, and measure coverage.
Learn moreRegulatory landscape
Compliance frameworks we map findings against so your next audit is a formality, not a fire drill.
Other sectors we serve
Offensive security engagements across seven industries. Same operators, same discipline, threat model calibrated to each sector.
Technology
Testing SaaS platforms, APIs, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD paths, and identity systems built for fast-moving engineering teams.
Financial Services
Protecting banking platforms, fintech integrations, payment flows, trading systems, and high-value customer data.
Healthcare
Safeguarding patient data, clinical systems, healthcare networks, connected devices, and the workflows that support care delivery.
Energy & Utilities
Assessing IT, OT, ICS, SCADA, remote access, and vendor pathways that support critical energy and utility operations.
Retail & E-Commerce
Protecting storefronts, checkout flows, payment systems, customer data, loyalty platforms, and third-party commerce integrations.
Manufacturing
Securing production networks, industrial systems, IT/OT boundaries, remote access, and supply-chain dependencies.
Secure your
government organization
Tell us about your environment, compliance regime, and the threat actors you're most worried about. We will design an engagement that maps directly to the risks specific to your sector.
We respond within three business days, Monday through Friday, excluding US holidays.