What Mayhem does

Mayhem Security (operating company ForAllSecure Inc., formerly known as ForAllSecure until a October 2024 rebrand) is a Pittsburgh-based security testing software vendor founded in 2012 by Carnegie Mellon professor David Brumley. The company offers an AI-powered automated security testing platform that combines fuzz testing, a native symbolic execution engine, and generative AI to identify and prove vulnerabilities across application code, APIs, and software supply chains, with a stated goal of delivering zero false positives through proof-of-vulnerability generation.

The product surface is organized into three offerings: Mayhem for Code (AI-powered fuzzing, symbolic execution, and intelligent triage), Mayhem for API (stateful, agentless, differential API pentesting against OWASP Top 10 API weaknesses), and Mayhem Dynamic SBOM (reachability-based SBOM noise reduction of 60-90%). The platform is delivered as a cloud service, integrates natively with the major CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI, Azure DevOps, Travis CI), and emits vendor-neutral SARIF reports. Target customers are enterprise organizations in regulated verticals including aerospace (ED-203A/DO-356A), automotive (ISO 21434, UN 155/6, ISO 26262), federal and defense (NIST SSDF, EO 14028), and medical and healthcare (FDA/MDA guidance). Named enterprise and government logos include Cloudflare, Roblox, Roche, Deloitte, Motional, Rivian, and the U.S. Department of Defense.

Mayhem operates a hybrid go-to-market combining product-led growth (30-day free evaluation, self-service onboarding via CLI and API tokens) with enterprise field sales for regulated-industry and federal deployments. Revenue is generated through annual subscriptions on a tiered Account model with usage-based limits on Authorized Cores (Mayhem for Code) and Authorized Developers/Scans (Mayhem for API); pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company was acquired by Bugcrowd in November 2025 and now operates as a subsidiary within the Bugcrowd platform.

Name

Mayhem

Legal name

ForAllSecure Inc.

Website

https://mayhem.security

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mayhem Security (formerly ForAllSecure) provides AI-powered automated security testing for application code, APIs, and software supply chains, serving enterprise and government customers in aerospace, automotive, federal, and healthcare with compliance-focused fuzzing and symbolic execution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Application Security Testing

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Application Security Testing (SAST/DAST/IAST/SCA) (HDADACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vulnerability Management & Penetration Testing Services (BPAEADAD), Vulnerability Assessment, Security Audits & Compliance Testing (BPAKAHAG), Vulnerability Intelligence & Exploit Prediction (HDADAHAI), Security Analytics & Detection Engineering (HDADAGAE)

Keywords

• Application security testing
• Fuzz testing platform
• API security testing
• Vulnerability detection software
• Software supply chain security

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Cloud Services Subscription: ForAllSecure provides cloud-based security testing services under a subscription model with Account Tiers (Basic, Pro, Enterprise). Fees are based on Authorized Cores for Mayhem for Code and Authorized Developers/Scans for Mayhem for API. Subscriptions auto-renew annually.
2. Mayhem for API - Scan-Based Limits: Mayhem for API is limited by Authorized Developer counts and Authorized Scan limits based on selected Account Tier.
3. Mayhem for Code - Core-Based Limits: Mayhem for Code usage is limited by the number of Authorized Cores on which the service may be used per selected Account Tier.
4. Evaluation/Trial License: Free 30-day evaluation licenses available for customers to trial the Cloud Services before committing to a paid Account Tier.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mayhem Security provides an AI-powered automated application security testing platform combining fuzz testing, symbolic execution, and generative AI to identify vulnerabilities in code, APIs, and software supply chains. The platform delivers zero false positives by generating proof-of-vulnerability for every defect and offers three core products: Mayhem for Code, Mayhem for API, and Mayhem Dynamic SBOM. It integrates directly into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous security testing across the software development lifecycle.

Product overview

Mayhem Security is an automated code and API security testing platform built by hackers and powered by AI. The company offers three core products: Mayhem for Code (fuzz testing and symbolic execution for application security), Mayhem for API (continuous API pentesting), and Dynamic SBOM (SBOM noise reduction). The platform provides a unified dashboard for dynamic code, API, and SBOM security testing with vendor-neutral SARIF reports. Mayhem was acquired by Bugcrowd in November 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mayhem for Code (Code Security) AI-powered code security testing platform that uses fuzz testing, symbolic execution, and intelligent triage to find vulnerabilities in applications. Generates proof of vulnerability for every defect, delivering zero false positives. Supports 11+ programming languages including C/C++, Go, Rust, Java, Python, and Ada, and integrates with GitHub, Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI, Azure DevOps, and Travis CI.
• Mayhem for API (API Security) Continuous API security testing platform that validates and verifies APIs for OWASP Top 10 weaknesses using differential comparison, stateful, and agentless testing. Automates API pentesting with behavioral analysis at scale, designed for engineering and security teams running production APIs.
• Mayhem Dynamic SBOM Software Bill of Materials analysis tool that reduces SBOM/SCA noise by 60-90% through reachability analysis, identifying only exploitable vulnerabilities in the actual attack surface. Helps security and compliance teams cut through alert fatigue from traditional SBOM and software composition analysis tools.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 90% reduction in security alert volume through Dynamic SBOM false positive filtering
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BugcrowdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 November 2025Bugcrowd acquired Mayhem Security in November 2025 to enhance its security testing platform with AI automation and human hacker community expertise. The acquisition aims to provide continuous, proactive vulnerability detection and remediation across the software development lifecycle.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Veracode: Veracode offers SAST, DAST, and SCA application security testing targeted at enterprises in regulated industries. It competes head-to-head with Mayhem in aerospace, automotive, medical, and federal verticals where compliance frameworks overlap.
• Snyk: Snyk is a developer security platform offering SAST, SCA, IaC, and container security with native CI/CD integrations. It directly competes with Mayhem's code and SBOM testing in the same PLG/enterprise hybrid motion targeting engineering teams.
• Contrast Security: Contrast Security offers runtime application security (IAST/RASP) and API security testing. It overlaps with Mayhem's API security and behavioral testing capabilities, particularly for enterprise web applications.
• Checkmarx: Checkmarx provides SAST, SCA, and IaC security scanning for enterprises, with deep CI/CD integration. It is a direct incumbent competitor to Mayhem's code security and Dynamic SBOM offerings in regulated industries.
• CodeQL (GitHub): CodeQL is GitHub's semantic code analysis engine for security vulnerabilities, with deep integrations across the GitHub ecosystem. It is a direct SAST competitor that benefits from default-on distribution in repositories.
• Semgrep: Semgrep offers code static analysis with a developer-first, open-source-rooted approach and CI/CD integrations. It is a direct competitor to Mayhem for Code in the PLG-driven enterprise segment.
• Salt Security: Salt Security focuses on API security posture management and runtime API threat detection. It is a direct competitor to Mayhem for API in the OWASP Top 10 API testing category.

Emerging players

• Apiiro: Apiiro provides code-to-cloud application security risk analysis with ASPM capabilities. It is an emerging player overlapping with Mayhem's code risk and SBOM reachability narratives.

Broad incumbents

• GitHub Advanced Security: GitHub Advanced Security bundles CodeQL SAST, Dependabot SCA, and secret scanning natively into GitHub workflows. It is a broad incumbent default-on alternative to Mayhem's developer-integrated testing for any organization using GitHub.
• Synopsys (Code Sight / Coverity): Synopsys offers Coverity and Code Sight static analysis alongside a broader EDA/semiconductor portfolio. It is a broad incumbent in application security testing serving many of the same regulated enterprise accounts as Mayhem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MayhemSec

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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