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Compass Security

Rapperswil, Switzerland

Penetration TestingOffensive SecurityManaged SecurityDetection & Response24/7 SOC
Founded 1999Serves Enterprise, SMB, Public Sector
Profile last updated: August 14, 2026

About

Founded in 1999, Compass Security is a cybersecurity company based in Rapperswil, Switzerland working in penetration testing, offensive security, managed security +7 more.

Compass Security is an international IT security company headquartered in Rapperswil, Switzerland, with offices in Zurich, Basel, Bern and Berlin. Founded in 1999, it provides offensive and defensive cybersecurity services to organisations in business, government and research. Its offensive services include penetration testing, web and mobile application testing, red team assessments, purple teaming, OT and IoT testing, and bug bounty management. Its defensive services include managed detection and response (MDR), incident response and digital forensics, and managed security content for Microsoft Defender XDR. The company also offers security training, awareness programmes and crisis management exercises. It operates the Hacking-Lab online platform for ethical hacking and security challenges, and develops the FileBox secure file transfer solution and the Pipeleek secret scanner. Its services address industrial security under IEC 62443 and Cyber Resilience Act assessments. The company is a contributor to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report and is active in the Federal Association for IT Security and FIRST.

Location

Rapperswil, Switzerland

Founded

1999

Focus areas

penetration testingred teamingmanaged detection and responseincident responsedigital forensicsOT securityIEC 62443ethical hackingsecurity trainingbug bountysecure file transfer

Languages

DEEN

Services & products

Security domains

Penetration TestingOffensive SecurityManaged SecurityDetection & ResponseIncident ResponseDigital ForensicsApplication SecurityOT/ICS SecuritySecurity AwarenessData Protection

How they deliver

Professional ServicesConsultingManaged ServicesTrainingSoftware

Operations

Runs a 24/7 security operations centre

Products

Managed Security Content for Microsoft Defender XDR

Detection content

Detection content for Microsoft Defender XDR that improves detection quality, reduces operational effort and shortens incident response times.

FileBox

Secure file transfer and storage

Solution for secure exchange and storage of files, available as a service or as an on-premise appliance.

Pipeleek

Secret scanner

Secret scanner for CI/CD pipelines, starting with GitLab and now covering seven CI/CD platforms, with runner helpers.

Hacking-Lab

Training platform

Online platform for ethical hacking, security challenges and Capture the Flag events, used for talent development, universities and employee training.

Customers

EnterpriseSMBPublic Sector

Industries served

ManufacturingPublic TransportResearch

Compliance & partners

Compliance frameworks

IEC 62443Cyber Resilience Act

Technology partners

Microsoft

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 27001

CREST approved penetration testing service

Issued by: CREST

Industry memberships

Federal Association for IT SecurityFIRST

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