K logix

What K logix does

K logix is a privately held cybersecurity advisory and consulting firm founded in 2001 and headquartered at 1319 Beacon Street in Brookline, Massachusetts, operating as K logix, LLC. The firm positions itself as a "people-first" cybersecurity company targeting security leaders, CISOs, and enterprise organizations across all verticals and organization sizes, from growing startups to large enterprises. Its service portfolio is organized into four practice areas: Cyber Risk Consulting (threat intelligence, program reviews, advisory services, and security assessments), Scorpion Labs Penetration Testing (application, infrastructure, and red-team testing with mobile, IoT, and wireless specializations), Cyber Research (vendor-agnostic technology evaluation using a proprietary Requirements Weighting Workshop and Technology Scoring Methodology with integration heatmaps and executive-ready reports), and Technology Resale (vendor-agnostic product procurement). The firm also publishes the Feats of Strength magazine and the Cybersecurity Business podcast, and operates an open-source tooling portfolio including the Open Hash API (a containerized hash cracking data management system), pyX11sendcmd, and pyX11spy for X Window System security testing.

The firm's technology footprint is process-driven rather than platform-driven. Differentiation rests on a proprietary requirements weighting and scoring methodology for comparative product analysis, executive-friendly deliverables, and a content library spanning blogs, a magazine, a podcast, and a 2025 Threat Intel Report. The open-source security tools released by the Scorpion Labs team (Open Hash API, pyX11sendcmd, pyX11spy) demonstrate technical credibility within the offensive security community but are research artifacts rather than commercial products. There is no software-as-a-service platform, no API product, and no mobile application in the offering.

K logix operates as a B2B professional services firm with a sales-led go-to-market motion directed at security decision-makers. Services are delivered through direct consulting engagements with custom, project-based pricing and multi-year contracts; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Revenue mechanics consist primarily of professional services fees across consulting and testing engagements, with a secondary stream from technology resale. The firm is bootstrapped (no funding rounds disclosed), led by CEO Kevin West and President of Security Testing Services George D Gal, and serves clients globally from its U.S. headquarters.

Name

K logix

Legal name

K logix, LLC

Website

https://klogixsecurity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

K logix is a privately held cybersecurity advisory and consulting firm founded in 2001, headquartered in Brookline, MA, serving CISOs and enterprise organizations across all verticals with cyber risk consulting, penetration testing, vendor-agnostic technology advisory, and technology resale.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Consulting

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Privacy, Data Protection & Cyber Governance (GRC) (BPAHAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Managed Services (BPAEADAJ)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity consulting services
• Penetration testing services
• Cyber risk advisory
• Security technology evaluation
• Vulnerability assessment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brookline

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cyber Risk Consulting: Advisory services including program reviews, threat intelligence, assessment services, and board-level advisory. Delivered through consulting engagements and ongoing advisory relationships with security leaders.
2. Scorpion Labs Penetration Testing: Security testing services including application testing, infrastructure testing, red teaming, and specialized assessments (mobile, IoT, wireless). Services delivered as scoped penetration testing engagements.
3. Cyber Research: Security technology advisory services providing vendor-agnostic product recommendations, requirements workshops, and comparative product analysis.
4. Technology Resale: Cybersecurity technology product resale with vendor-agnostic recommendations tailored to client-specific goals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

K logix is a people-first cybersecurity consulting firm that delivers advisory, testing, research, and technology resale services to enterprise security leaders. Its core offerings include Cyber Risk Consulting (threat intelligence, program reviews, advisory, and assessment services), Scorpion Labs Penetration Testing (application, infrastructure, red team, mobile, IoT, and wireless testing), Cyber Research (vendor-agnostic technology evaluation with proprietary scoring), and Technology Resale (unbiased cybersecurity product recommendations and procurement).

Product overview

K logix is a people-first cybersecurity consulting company offering a portfolio of advisory and testing services. The core offerings include Cyber Risk Consulting (threat intelligence, program reviews, advisory, and assessment services), Scorpion Labs Penetration Testing (application, infrastructure, and red team testing with mobile, IoT, and wireless specializations), Cyber Research (vendor-agnostic product evaluation and technology advisory with scoring methodology and executive reporting), and Technology Resale (unbiased product recommendations and procurement). Supporting these service lines are thought leadership publications including the Feats of Strength magazine and Cybersecurity Business podcast. The company operates as a service-based firm rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Scorpion Labs: Penetration testing services offered by K logix, including application testing, infrastructure testing, red teaming, and security research.
• Feats of Strength
• Cybersecurity Business

Products and services

• Cyber Risk Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Vendor-agnostic product recommendations backed by scored comparative analysis
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Coalfire: Coalfire provides cybersecurity advisory, penetration testing, and compliance services to enterprises, with strong overlap in advisory + testing delivery and similar CISO buyer profile.
• Optiv: Optiv is a large cybersecurity solutions integrator and advisory firm providing consulting, risk management, and vendor-agnostic technology guidance to CISOs, closely mirroring K logix's advisory-and-technology-resale model.
• Mandiant: Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud) is a leading cybersecurity advisory and incident response firm offering penetration testing, threat intelligence, and program assessments—the most direct comparability to K logix's Cyber Risk Consulting and Scorpion Labs portfolios.
• NCC Group: Global cybersecurity consulting and pen testing firm with deep advisory and assurance practices, comparable to K logix across enterprise risk advisory and security testing services.
• Praetorian: Praetorian provides offensive security, penetration testing, and security engineering services to enterprises, with overlapping pen testing and advisory capabilities to K logix's Scorpion Labs and Cyber Risk Consulting lines.
• TrustedSec: TrustedSec is a cybersecurity consulting firm specializing in penetration testing, incident response, and advisory services for enterprises, comparable in size and service mix to K logix.
• IOActive: IOActive is a global security consultancy specializing in penetration testing and security research across hardware, IoT, and software—directly comparable to K logix's specialized testing and research positioning.
• Bishop Fox: Bishop Fox is a boutique offensive security firm specializing in penetration testing, red teaming, and security research—directly comparable to K logix's Scorpion Labs practice and open-source security tool culture.

Broad incumbents

• Rapid7: Rapid7 is a broader cybersecurity platform with services and consulting arms; overlaps with K logix on advisory and testing but operates a product-led model at much larger scale.
• CrowdStrike: CrowdStrike is a leading endpoint security platform with a growing professional services and incident response practice; represents the platform-incumbent competitive threat to standalone boutique advisory firms like K logix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/klogix
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/klogix-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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