What SecureLayer7 Technologies Pvt. Ltd. does

SecureLayer7 Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (operating as SecureLayer7, US parent SecureLayer7 Cybersecurity Inc., Delaware) is a 14-year-old offensive security firm founded in Pune, India in 2012 that combines CREST-accredited manual penetration testing with AI-driven continuous testing products for enterprise security buyers. The company delivers services across web application, API, mobile, cloud, network, IoT, AI/LLM, red team, source code, OT/ICS, SAP, telecom, thick client, Active Directory, and smart contract scopes, producing SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001, and CREST-accredited reports accepted by major auditors and cyber insurers.

The product portfolio centers on three proprietary assets plus services. BugDazz Autonomous is an AI agent platform that continuously attacks web, API, and Active Directory surfaces and pushes proven findings into customer JIRA, ServiceNow, Slack, and CI/CD pipelines as tickets with video evidence and reproducible payloads. BugDazz API Scanner is an on-premises scanner supporting REST, GraphQL, and gRPC where traffic never leaves customer infrastructure. BugDazz PTaaS replaces traditional PDF pentest reports with live platform delivery and re-testing on same scope. Underlying AI orchestration runs through the proprietary Rabit0 LLM gateway, and the company publishes open-source research tools including Sandyaa (autonomous LLM-powered source code exploit generator) and PromptPurify (prompt guardrail).

Revenue is generated through three streams: subscription SaaS on BugDazz Autonomous and BugDazz API Scanner, fixed-price professional services engagements scoped in 30-minute calls with proposals in 48 hours, and a channel partner program covering referral (10% Y1 ACV), reseller (15-30% margin in three tiers), and MSSP wholesale (35% off retail) models. Go-to-market is dual-track — direct enterprise sales (Austin, TX and Pune) and self-serve product portal at portal.bugdazz.io — with customers across FinTech/BFSI, HealthTech, EdTech, SaaS, Enterprise/Telecom, and Critical Infrastructure in the US and APAC. The firm has completed 3,500+ engagements, disclosed 40+ CVEs (several at CVSS 9.4-9.9), and is recognized as APAC Pentest Leader by MarketsandMarkets and on Gartner Peer Insights.

Name

SecureLayer7 Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Legal name

SecureLayer7 Cybersecurity Inc.

Website

https://securelayer7.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SecureLayer7 is a 14-year-old Pune, India-headquartered offensive security firm that combines AI-powered continuous penetration testing through its BugDazz platform with CREST-accredited manual pentesting, serving fintech, SaaS, healthtech, telecom, and enterprise clients across the US and APAC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Services

NAICS

Investigation and Security Services (5616)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Vulnerability Assessment & Scanning (HDADAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vulnerability Management, Pen Testing & Attack Surface Management (ASM) (HLACAJAN), Mobile Application Security (App Shielding, Anti-Tamper) (HDADACAL)

Keywords

• Penetration testing services
• AI security testing
• API security scanning
• Offensive security research
• Red team assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Pune

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. BugDazz Autonomous Subscriptions: Recurring subscription model for AI-powered continuous penetration testing. Customers receive multi-tenant access for MSSPs and enterprise teams. Pricing tiers based on scope and frequency of testing. Annual billing with engagement scope, credentials, and rules set in dashboard.
2. BugDazz API Scanner Subscriptions: Per-environment scanner subscription for teams shipping APIs every sprint. Supports REST, GraphQL, gRPC. CI-friendly deployment with self-serve to enterprise tiers. Annual or subscription billing based on environment count.
3. Manual Penetration Testing Services: CREST-accredited human-led penetration testing engagements covering red team, cloud, source code, IoT, AI/LLM, network, mobile, API, smart contract, OT, SAP, telecom/VoIP, thick client, and Active Directory. Delivered through BugDazz PTaaS platform with co-branded reporting. Fixed-price proposals with 30-minute scoping call.
4. Partner Program Revenue: Revenue flows through referral partners (10% of Y1 ACV), resellers (15-30% margin), and MSSP wholesale arrangements (35% off retail). Deal registration protects partner pricing for 90 days.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SecureLayer7 delivers AI-powered continuous penetration testing products and CREST-accredited manual offensive security services. The BugDazz product line includes an autonomous AI pentest agent for web, API, and Active Directory surfaces, an on-premises API scanner with full data sovereignty, and a PTaaS platform that surfaces findings live in dev tickets. CREST-accredited human researchers handle specialized scopes including red team, cloud, source code, IoT, AI/LLM, mobile, smart contract, OT/ICS, SAP, telecom/VoIP, and thick client engagements.

Product overview

SecureLayer7 is a fourteen-year offensive security research firm offering a portfolio of three integrated products plus managed services: BugDazz Autonomous (AI pentest agent for continuous web/API/AD testing), BugDazz API Scanner (on-prem scanner for CI/CD), and BugDazz PTaaS Platform (replacing PDFs with live findings). These are backed by CREST-accredited human-led pentest services for red team, cloud, source code, AI/LLM, IoT, and specialized testing. The company also maintains open-source tools including Sandyaa (autonomous bug hunter) and PromptPurify (prompt guardrail), plus proprietary technology Rabit0 for AI orchestration. The platform is aligned to CTEM framework with Find/Probe/Exploit methodology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BugDazz: Autonomous pentest platform and API scanner product line. Includes BugDazz Autonomous (AI pentest agent) and BugDazz API Scanner (on-premises API security scanner).
• Sandyaa
• PROMPTPurify

Products and services

• BugDazz Autonomous AI-powered autonomous penetration testing platform that continuously attacks web applications, APIs, and Active Directory on customer-defined schedules. Findings are delivered as tickets in JIRA, Slack, and CI/CD with video evidence and reproducer payloads, achieving 10-minute time-to-first-proven-exploit. Targets security teams at enterprises requiring CTEM-aligned Find/Probe/Exploit methodology.
• BugDazz API Scanner On-premises API security scanner that runs in the customer environment with API traffic never leaving the infrastructure. Supports REST, GraphQL, and gRPC APIs with CI/CD-friendly deployment for continuous security testing on every deploy. Designed for teams shipping APIs every sprint that require data sovereignty.
• BugDazz PTaaS Platform Penetration Testing as a Service platform that replaces traditional PDF reports with live findings, JIRA tickets, and continuous validation. CREST-accredited human researchers run engagements through the platform with findings surfaced live in dev tickets and re-test included on same scope.
• Manual Penetration Testing Services CREST-accredited human-led penetration testing engagements covering Red Team, Cloud, Source Code, IoT, AI/LLM Security, Web App, Mobile, API, Network, Smart Contract, OT/ICS, SAP, Telecom/VoIP, Thick Client, and Active Directory testing. Delivered through BugDazz PTaaS platform with co-branded reporting and fixed-price proposals within 48 hours of scoping call.
• Sandyaa Open-source autonomous security auditing tool that uses LLMs to analyze source code, trace data flows, and generate working Python exploit proof-of-concept code. Operates through eight recursive analysis phases including call-chain tracing, data-flow expansion, self-verification, vulnerability chaining, and exploitability proof. Has discovered vulnerabilities in Spring AI project.
• PromptPurify Open-source prompt guardrail tool for securing LLM applications against prompt injection and manipulation attacks. Available on GitHub at securelayer7/PROMPTPurify. Designed as a lightweight, powerful security layer for AI system prompts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10-minute time from target submission to first proven exploit in autonomous mode
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• JiracoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partner for BugDazz Autonomous findings delivery. Findings are automatically created as JIRA tickets the moment they are proven, enabling development teams to receive security findings directly in their existing issue tracking workflow.
• ServiceNowcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partner for enterprise BugDazz Autonomous deployments. Findings delivered as ServiceNow tickets for enterprise ticketing workflows and compliance tracking.
• SlackcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partner for real-time BugDazz Autonomous notifications. Findings delivered to security teams via Slack when exploits are proven.
• CI/CD PlatformscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with customer CI/CD pipelines for automated security testing. BugDazz API Scanner runs on every deploy with traffic staying in customer environment. BugDazz Autonomous can be triggered on schedule or on every deployment.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Synack: PTaaS platform combining crowdsourced testers with automated scanning — closest peer to BugDazz Autonomous's hybrid AI-plus-human delivery model.
• Cobalt: Pentest as a service platform with on-demand researcher model and CI/CD-integrated findings delivery — closely overlaps with SecureLayer7's PTaaS and BugDazz positioning.
• Bishop Fox: Long-established offensive security firm offering traditional pentesting, red team, and continuous attack surface management — directly comparable in service mix and enterprise buyer profile to SecureLayer7's manual pentest business.
• Traceable AI: API security platform with discovery, testing, and runtime protection; the closest dedicated peer to BugDazz API Scanner in API-focused security testing.
• NetSPI: Pentest-as-a-service and vulnerability management platform serving enterprise and mid-market; comparable in PTaaS delivery model and CREST-style enterprise positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Coalfire: Cyber advisory and pentest firm with deep compliance (SOC 2, PCI DSS, HITRUST) and FedRAMP practice — comparable in regulated-buyer focus and audit-accepted reporting.
• NCC Group: Global cybersecurity consulting firm offering pentesting, red team, and managed security services — broader portfolio overlap at enterprise tier.

Emerging players

• Pentera: Automated security validation platform using agent-based attack simulation; an AI-native challenger to BugDazz Autonomous in the continuous pentest category.
• HackerOne: Bug bounty and crowdsourced pentest platform; partial overlap with SecureLayer7's pentest-as-a-service positioning and continuous testing narrative.
• Astra Security: Pentest SaaS platform targeting SaaS and SMB buyers with continuous scanner plus manual pentest hybrid — comparable to SecureLayer7's mid-market BugDazz positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/securelayer7
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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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