AI-Native
Research-Led Cybersecurity

Expert researchers test your applications, products, and infrastructure using AI-native techniques and real-world attack methods. Helping your team find and fix the risks that matter.
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TRUSTED BY CISOs OF MNCs, TECH GIANTS, UNICORNS, GROWTH STARTUPS, AND LEGACY ORGANIZATIONS ALIKE.
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Engagements delivered
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Countries served
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CVEs disclosed
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Years of active service
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Security does not fail because teams lack tools. It fails when real-world attack paths remain unseen.

That is where AI-native, research-led security changes the outcome.

That is where AI-native, research-

led security changes the outcome.

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AI-first testing for wider coverage

AI widens your testing coverage. Researchers go deep where it matters. What earlier took days can now be accelerated without compromising depth.
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Published researchers drive the outputs

No finding reaches your report without our researchers with global conference experience, proving it. You get only the real threats without extra noise.

Reports your board can read

Every finding comes with exploitability, business impact, and detailed remediation steps in a clear, concise report.
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Quality-focused delivery

Beyond checklists: every engagement meets a high bar for depth and assessment coverage that helps improve your security posture.

Industry-focused testing

Tailored to your industry, stack, threat model, and compliance needs.
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AI-led testing for wider coverage

AI widens your testing coverage. Researchers go deep where it matters. What earlier took days can now be accelerated without compromising depth.
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Published Researchers drive the outputs

No finding reaches your report without our researchers with global conference experience, proving it. You get only the real threats without extra noise.

Reports your board can read

Every finding comes with exploitability, business impact, and detailed remediation steps in a clear, concise report.
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Quality-focused delivery

Beyond checklists: every engagement meets a high bar for depth and assessment coverage that helps improve your security posture.

Industry-focused testing

Tailored to your industry, stack, threat model, and compliance needs.
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AI-led testing for wider coverage

AI widens your testing coverage. Researchers go deep where it matters. What earlier took days can now be accelerated without compromising depth.
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Published Researchers drive the outputs

No finding reaches your report without our researchers with global conference experience, proving it. You get only the real threats without extra noise.

Reports your board can read

Every finding comes with exploitability, business impact, and detailed remediation steps in a clear, concise report.
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Quality-focused delivery

Beyond checklists: every engagement meets a high bar for depth and assessment coverage that helps improve your security posture.
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Industry-focused testing

Tailored to your industry, stack, threat model, and compliance needs.
rESEARCH, IN THE OPEN

The work that backs everything we do

Advisory
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A collection of all the CVEs discovered by Payatu Bandits
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Open-source Tools
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Tools developed by us, used by the community
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Talks & Trainings
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Library of all our talks and conferences
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See all talks & trainings
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Founders of Nullcon and Hardwear.io. Presented at:
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What We Provide

Services, framed by your problem.

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Red Teaming
Full-scope adversary simulation testing your crowned jewels.
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AI/ML Security Audit
LLMs, agents, and ML pipelines, everything you build, we test.
IoT Security Assessment
Devices, firmware, hardware, embedded systems tested to identify all IoT security gaps.
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GRC
Compliance for security and certifications (DPDP, EU-CRA, GDPR, PCI DSS, ISO Audits, RBI, SEBI, etc.).
SOC
Continuous testing, monitoring, and response, year-round.
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Mobile and Web
The apps your revenue runs on, tested like a target.
What We Provide

Services, framed by your problem.

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Red Teaming
Full-scope adversary simulation testing your crowned jewels
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AI/ML Security Audit
LLMs, agents, and ML pipelines, everything you build, we test
IoT Security Assessment
Devices, firmware, hardware, embedded systems tested to identify all IoT security gaps.
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GRC
Compliance for security + certifications (DPDP, EU-CRA, GDPR, PCI DSS, ISO Audits, RBI< SEBI, etc.)
SOC
Continuous testing, monitoring, and response, year-round.
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Mobile and Web
The apps your revenue runs on, tested like a target.
FinTech/BFSI
MedTech
Automotive
IT/SaaS
Telecom
Browse all case studies
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Proof, not Promises

Outcomes by Industry

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FinTech
100% domain compromise
Both offices physically breached
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MedTech
10+ vulnerabilities identified
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Avoided incorrect medical advice generation by LLM
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Automotive
75+ High severity vulnerabilities found
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90+ other vulnerabilities found
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IT/SaaS
50+ Applications assessed
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Continuous testing for over 700 days
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Telecom
4G Dongle’s Hardware + Firmware + Web Application tested
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The credentials behind the work

All of our accreditations and recognitions

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CERT-In empanelment 

Government of India recognition to audit critical infrastructure and issue CERT-In compliant assessments.
ISO 9001 certification mark

ISO 9001

Certification for a quality management system, covering consistent, repeatable delivery across engagements.
ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation mark

ISO/IEC 17025

Accreditation for testing laboratory competence; Payatu runs India's first and only ISO 17025-accredited security testing lab.
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CREST-certified Consultants

International accreditation for penetration testing quality and process, recognised by buyers worldwide.
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DSCI Excellence Award 2025

Winner, Best Cyber Security Services Company in Indian Geography.
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ISO/IEC 27001:2022 

Certification for a formally managed information security management system.
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DSCI x MeitY Cybersecurity Grand Challenge

1st Runner-Up in the Government of India national challenge.
DSCI Excellence Award 2023 badge

DSCI Excellence Award 2023

Special Jury Recognition, Best Security Services Company in Indian Geography.
CERT-In logo
CERT-In empanelment 
Government of India recognition to audit critical infrastructure and issue CERT-In compliant assessments.
ISO 9001 certification mark
ISO 9001
Certification for a quality management system, covering consistent, repeatable delivery across engagements.
ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation mark
ISO/IEC 17025
Accreditation for testing laboratory competence; Payatu runs India's first and only ISO 17025-accredited security testing lab.
CREST accreditation logo
CREST accreditation
International accreditation for penetration testing quality and process, recognised by buyers worldwide.
DSCI logo
DSCI Excellence Award 2025
Winner, Best Cyber Security Services Company in Indian Geography.
CERT-In logo
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 
Certification for a formally managed information security management system.
DSCI logo
DSCI x MeitY Cybersecurity Grand Challenge
1st Runner-Up in the Government of India national challenge.
DSCI Excellence Award 2023 badge
DSCI Excellence Award 2023
Special Jury Recognition, Best Security Services Company in Indian Geography.
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Communities and events

We built the rooms we speak in

Founders of Nullcon and hardwear.io. Builders of open-source tools. The community is not our marketing; it is our origin.
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What clients say

Trusted by security leaders

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Arockiaraj Martin

CISO - EnKash

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Carthic Kameshwaran

Head of Delivery - neoEYED

Payatu delivered a 360-degree penetration testing exercise across our web applications and internal network. Their structured, methodical approach and deep technical understanding were evident throughout the engagement.They didn’t just give us a list of vulnerabilities, they provided actionable insights that helped to improve our security posture. The engagement was constructive.

Sushil Vanve

Director of Engineering - CheckRed

Payatu's focus on in-depth defence, quality, and proactive
approach to all their services were precisely what our
fast-growing publicly listed company needed.

Payatu's Services have helped us in ensuring that not only do we exceed strict compliance standards, but also ensure that security is not just a tick box exercise in our organisation...

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Simran Gambhir

Chief Information Officer - Butn, Sydney

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Arockiaraj Martin

CISO - EnKash

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Carthic Kameshwaran

Head of Delivery - neoEYED

Payatu delivered a 360-degree penetration testing exercise across our web applications and internal network. Their structured, methodical approach and deep technical understanding were evident throughout the engagement.They didn’t just give us a list of vulnerabilities, they provided actionable insights that helped to improve our security posture. The engagement was constructive.

Sushil Vanve

Director of Engineering - CheckRed

Payatu's focus on in-depth defence, quality, and proactiveapproach to all their services were precisely what ourfast-growing publicly listed company needed.

Payatu's Services have helped us in ensuring that not only do we exceed strict compliance standards, but also ensure that security is not just a tick box exercise in our organisation. We have been able to make security an integral part of...

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Simran Gambhir

Chief information officer - Butn, Sydney

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