Starknex

Starknex is a cybersecurity company based in Adelaide, Australia working in offensive security, penetration testing, detection & response +3 more.

Starknex is an independent, Australian-owned offensive security firm based in Adelaide, South Australia. The company takes an adversary-focused approach to help private sector, critical infrastructure and government organisations find, understand and remediate the vulnerabilities that matter most. Services include red teaming, adversary emulation, penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, attack surface assessment, cloud security posture assessment, social engineering testing, threat hunting and detection support, security strategy and risk advisory, and practitioner-led offensive and defensive training. Starknex also conducts vulnerability and security research, including coordinated disclosure of configuration exposures to vendors and affected organisations. The company works with clients across Australia and internationally, including government agencies, and holds government security clearances and appointments to government procurement panels. Its work includes research into a Microsoft Dataverse and Power Pages data exposure, documented in the BillGate advisory.