Quarkslab

Quarkslab

Paris, France

Application SecurityData ProtectionOffensive SecurityPenetration Testing
Founded 2011Serves Enterprise, Public Sector
Profile last updated: May 6, 2026

About

Founded in 2011, Quarkslab is a cybersecurity company based in Paris, France working in application security, data protection, offensive security +2 more.

Quarkslab is a French cybersecurity company founded in 2011 by Fred Raynal and designed as a research-driven lab focused on application security. It combines offensive and defensive security through consulting, security audits, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and R&D in areas such as cryptography, blockchain, IoT, mobile, and automotive security. Its proprietary product, QShield, protects software, firmware, data, secrets, and AI models against reverse engineering, tampering, counterfeiting, and unauthorized use, using obfuscation, encryption, integrity checks, and runtime self-protection. Quarkslab also supports device makers and fleet operators with over-the-air updates, real-time breach detection, and remote monitoring across the IoT device lifecycle. Its clients include manufacturers, payment service providers, and governmental organisations, and it offers EMVCo-evaluated software protection to speed mobile payment certification. The company publishes research, whitepapers, and technical blog content.

Location

Paris, France

Founded

2011

Focus areas

software protectionobfuscationRASPIoT securityoffensive securitypenetration testingAI model protectionsupply chain securitymobile payment securityR&D

Languages

ENFR

Services & products

Security domains

Application SecurityData ProtectionOffensive SecurityPenetration TestingDetection & Response

How they deliver

SoftwareConsultingProfessional Services

Products

QShield

Software protection platform

Security suite that protects code, data, secrets and devices through obfuscation, encryption, integrity checks, runtime application self-protection, over-the-air updates and real-time monitoring for applications, IoT devices and AI models.

Customers

EnterprisePublic Sector

Industries served

PaymentsAutomotiveIndustrial IoTSpaceArtificial IntelligenceConsumer Devices

Compliance & partners

Compliance frameworks

PCI CPoCPCI SPoCEMVCoCyber Resilience Act

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

EMVCo-evaluated software protection tool

Issued by: EMVCo

Awards

Star Award, Making it Happen category

Making it Happen

Recognized in Gartner Emerging Tech

Gartner2023

People

Management & team (1)

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