Helsinki · Boston · Dubai
Varihunt is a Finnish cybersecurity firm doing penetration testing, AI security testing, and compliance advisory for companies across Europe, the US, and the Gulf. We test what you've built, tell you plainly what we found, and help you fix it.
$ cat VH-2026-014.txt
[FINDING VH-2026-014] Severity: HIGH
IDOR in /api/v1/invoices — cross-tenant data access
Reported → Fix verified in 48h ✓
# redacted — full report under NDA
# methodology: OWASP WSTG · PTES
OSCP · CISSP
Certified senior testers on every engagement
OWASP · PTES
Methodology-driven, not scanner dumps
Helsinki · Boston · Dubai
EU, US, and Gulf coverage
NIS2 · ISO 27001 · SOC 2
Frameworks we test against
CERTIFIED & TRUSTED
THE REALITY
Mid-market companies face the same threats as large enterprises, usually with fewer people to catch them. That gap is where most problems start.
01
Passing an ISO 27001 audit or ticking GDPR boxes says your paperwork is in order. It doesn't say your application will hold up against someone actually trying to break it. The two gaps are different, and both matter.
02
LLM integrations and GenAI features introduce attack patterns that didn't exist two years ago — prompt injection, indirect data leakage, model supply chain issues. Most testing teams haven't caught up. We have.
03
Every API endpoint, container, and third-party integration is a door. Microservices and cloud-native setups multiply them. They need someone who understands the architecture to assess them properly.
04
Attackers sit inside networks for months on average before anyone notices. Proactive testing finds the problems while they're still cheap to fix — not after the incident review.
$ varihunt scope --engagement VH-2026-021
[+] target: acme-bank.example.com
[+] surfaces: web · api · mobile
[+] rules: OWASP WSTG · PTES
# scoping call → threat model → test plan
[✓] senior tester assigned: OSCP · CISSP
[✓] no handoff — same engineer end-to-end
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HOW WE WORK
The people who scope your engagement are the ones who run it. No sales-to-delivery handoff where context gets lost, and no junior team running the testing while a senior signs the report.
You get the same people through scoping, testing, reporting, and re-test — so the work stays consistent and the findings stay contextual to your environment.
WHAT WE DO
From application testing to compliance advisory, each engagement combines automated tooling with manual expertise — and is delivered with clear, prioritised output.
Manual-first testing against OWASP, business logic flaws, and authentication weaknesses — not just an automated scan with a report on top.
iOS and Android assessments covering reverse engineering, insecure storage, certificate pinning, and runtime manipulation, mapped to OWASP MASVS.
REST, GraphQL, and SOAP APIs — BOLA, mass assignment, rate limiting gaps, and broken authorisation across your full API surface.
Hands-on testing for products built on large language models — prompt injection, jailbreaks, RAG pipeline weaknesses, and supply chain risks.
Audits mapped to ISO 27001, GDPR, NIS2, DORA, SOC 1 and SOC 2 — gap analyses and roadmaps your CISO and board can actually act on.
Facilitated incident response simulations for security and leadership teams. We pressure-test your playbooks before a real event does.
WHY VARIHUNT
The difference between a tool-generated report and real security improvement is the depth of the people doing the work.
Automation finds the obvious things quickly. Our engineers go further — chaining findings, testing business logic, and checking the things tools are structurally blind to. Both, every time.
Each finding gets severity, proof of concept, business context, and prioritised fixes. No wall of CVEs with no idea what to do next.
After your team remediates, we re-test and verify the fixes hold — then issue an attestation letter. We don't consider the engagement done until that's confirmed.
We've tested GenAI products in production, not just read the OWASP LLM Top 10 slides. That difference shows up in what we find.
Our consultants are certified, but more importantly they're actively testing — across financial services, healthcare, SaaS, public sector, and critical infrastructure.
Helsinki, Westford (MA), and Dubai. We work in your timezone and within your regulatory context — EU, US, or Gulf — without handing you off to a remote subcontractor.
FRAMEWORKS AND STANDARDS
We follow the established standards, then go further where they end.
AN ENGAGEMENT, START TO FINISH
Structured and collaborative from kick-off to sign-off. Clear scope, regular updates, and a re-test built in — not an optional extra.
01
We agree on targets, rules of engagement, timelines, and success criteria together. Nothing starts without a clear, shared scope.
02
We map your attack surface, identify high-value targets, and build a test plan specific to your environment — not a generic checklist.
03
Sprint-based execution with regular progress visibility. You're not waiting until the end for a report to know what's happening.
04
An executive summary for leadership and a full technical report for engineering. Every finding includes severity, PoC, and remediation guidance.
05
Complimentary re-test once you've remediated. Verified fixes confirmed, attestation letter issued, engagement closed.
SECTORS WE WORK IN
Testing without industry understanding misses the flaws that matter most. Our team brings experience from the sectors below to every engagement.
PCI-DSS testing, open banking API security, transaction logic, and regulatory audit support.
HL7/FHIR API security, patient data protection, HIPAA-aligned testing, connected device reviews.
Payment gateway security, checkout logic testing, loyalty fraud, customer data protection.
Multi-tenant architecture security, API hardening, CI/CD review, cloud-native assessments.
IT/OT convergence, industrial control systems, SCADA assessments, supply chain risk.
NIS2 advisory, critical infrastructure protection, secure digital services across the EU and Gulf.
Student data privacy, LMS security, identity and access management reviews.
Security-by-design reviews, pre-funding posture assessments, investor-ready audit reports.
COMPLIANCE ALIGNMENT
We structure engagements to support your compliance programme directly — speaking the language of your auditors, your board, and your customers.
GDPR
EU data protection
ISO 27001
ISMS implementation and audit support
NIS2
EU cyber resilience directive
SOC 1
Financial controls assurance
SOC 2
Trust services criteria
PCI-DSS
Payment card industry standard
EU AI Act
AI risk compliance
DORA
Digital operational resilience
WHERE WE ARE
We deliver engagements in your timezone and within your regulatory context — EU, US, or Gulf.
European headquarters
Our Nordic base, serving European mid-market and enterprise clients across GDPR, ISO 27001, NIS2, and DORA work.
North America
Our US office serves American technology companies and enterprises needing SOC 1, SOC 2, HIPAA, and NIST-aligned assessments.
Middle East and Gulf
Our Gulf hub covers the region's fast-growing enterprise sector — fintech, government, and critical infrastructure.
CORE TEAM
Varihunt brings together experienced cybersecurity, governance, cloud infrastructure and technology leadership professionals to support customers that need practical execution, clear accountability and trusted delivery.
IT Security Audit & Cyber Risk Lead
Bhaskar brings 16+ years of IT, cybersecurity and audit experience from the banking sector. His expertise covers cybersecurity audits, regulatory audits, disaster recovery, business continuity, cloud security, identity and access management, vulnerability assessment and IT risk remediation.
CREDENTIALS
CISA | ISO 27001:2022 Lead Auditor | VMware Certified Professional | Microsoft Certified System Administrator
FOCUS AREAS
GRC & Information Security Consultant
Danvanthini is a GRC and information security professional with experience across ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and DPDPA compliance. She supports organizations with gap assessments, risk assessments, control evaluations, audit readiness and compliance documentation.
CREDENTIALS
ISO 27001:2022 Lead Auditor
FOCUS AREAS
Chief Technology Officer
Kousalya is a technology leader with 11 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, product engineering, system architecture and engineering team leadership. She has built scalable technology platforms, led digital transformation initiatives and managed engineering teams across multiple product lines.
FOCUS AREAS
Book a no-obligation scoping call. We'll assess your attack surface and recommend the right engagement — without overselling a package you don't need.
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