Dave Howard

chief hacking officer · san francisco

Dave has spent more than two decades building defenses and breaking them, for organizations from startups to the Fortune 50. He focuses on the vulnerabilities an attacker would actually use, and proves they’re real before they go in the report.

No engagement is padded to fill a report. Findings are ranked by what they’d cost you and include the steps to reproduce them.

For engagements that need more hands, Dave draws on a vetted network of expert penetration testers and red teamers, assembled to fit each engagement.

Off the clock he shoots street photography and goes urban exploring.