Picus Security

Founded in 2013, Picus Security is a cybersecurity company based in Tampa, United States working in offensive security, penetration testing, detection & response +2 more.

Picus Security is a cybersecurity vendor specialising in security validation. Its platform combines Breach and Attack Simulation, automated penetration testing and exposure validation into a single continuous validation loop. It tests whether security controls such as EDR, SIEM, firewalls, WAFs, email and web gateways, and DLP actually prevent, detect and log real-world attack techniques, and provides vendor-specific mitigation and detection content to close gaps, followed by re-validation. Picus Labs, its research group, maintains the threat library and produces threat research and the Blue Report benchmark. The company was founded in 2013 and has received funding from investors including Riverwood Capital, Turkven, Bek Ventures and Mastercard. The platform is offered as SaaS, with on-premises and air-gapped deployment options for regulated environments.