What Decypher Technologies does

Decypher Technologies is a privately held cybersecurity consulting firm founded in 2010 and headquartered in Pune, India. The company delivers professional services across six practice areas: Black Box Testing (penetration testing, APT simulations, custom malware insertion, cyber kill chain exercises, war-gaming, and infrastructure testing), ISO 27001 Consulting (ISMS implementation under the PDCA model), Cyber Security Consulting (digital forensics, evidence extraction, litigation support, expert testimony, APT detection, and insider threat management), Third Party Assessments (vendor risk, secure code review, zero-day vulnerability management, BCP/DRP assessments), Cyber Crime Investigation (incident investigation and law enforcement liaison), and Incident Management (breach response, regulatory compliance, and web takedowns). Domain coverage extends to Artificial Intelligence, Threat Analytics, Ethical Hacking, Security Incident Management, and ATM networks.

The firm targets four enterprise verticals: Professional Services (law firms, legal departments, accounting firms), Financial Services (banks, investment firms, ATM operators), Healthcare (patient data and HIPAA-adjacent compliance), and Media (content and IP protection). Its go-to-market is direct enterprise consulting with a consultative, sales-led motion and project-based engagement pricing; no software product, channel, or platform is sold. Marketing is limited to organic social presence (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter). The firm claims service delivery across 300 cities and 38 countries, though this is uncorroborated and inconsistent with the 1-10 employee headcount reported.

Revenue is undisclosed, no external funding has been raised, and ownership is concentrated with founder Rajesh Sapkal, who has 20+ years of experience in information security, IT audit, penetration testing, and digital forensics. The business model is a sole-practitioner-to-boutique professional services firm, with founder-delivered engagement execution and occasional subcontracting implied rather than confirmed.

Name

Decypher Technologies

Legal name

Decypher Technologies

Website

https://decypher.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Decypher Technologies is a Pune-based cybersecurity consulting firm providing penetration testing, ISO 27001 consulting, digital forensics, incident management, and cybercrime investigation services to enterprise clients in Professional Services, Financial, Healthcare, and Media verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Consulting Services

NAICS

Security Systems Services (56162)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Forensics & Evidence Collection (Endpoint, Mobile, Cloud) (BPAKAHAC)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity consulting
• Penetration testing
• Digital forensics
• ISO 27001 consulting
• Incident management

Headquarters

HQ city

Pune

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cybersecurity Consulting and Testing Services: Professional services revenue generated through cybersecurity consulting engagements, penetration testing, security assessments, ISO 27001 implementation consulting, digital forensics investigations, incident management, and cyber crime investigation support. Services are delivered by a team of technology and business professionals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Decypher Technologies is a privately held cybersecurity consulting firm providing black-box testing, forensic, incident management, ISO 27001 consulting, third-party assessments, and cyber crime investigation services. Its deliverables span endpoint-to-infrastructure security assessments including penetration testing, APT simulations, malware testing, digital forensics, expert testimony, and Security Incident Management for enterprise clients across Financial, Healthcare, Professional Services, and Media verticals.

Product overview

Decypher Technologies is a cybersecurity consulting firm offering a portfolio of professional services rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include Black Box Testing (penetration testing, APT simulations, malware analysis), ISO 27001 Consulting (ISMS implementation and compliance), Cyber Security Consulting (digital forensics, expert testimony, APT detection), Third Party Assessments (vendor security, secure code review, vulnerability management), Cyber Crime Investigation (incident investigation, law enforcement liaison), and Incident Management (breach response, regulatory compliance). The services are delivered by security professionals with expertise across Artificial Intelligence, Threat Analytics, Ethical Hacking, and Security Incident Management domains, with coverage spanning ATM networks, financial institutions, healthcare, and media sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Black Box Testing Penetration testing and security assessment service offering APT simulations, custom malware insertion testing, assessment of malware detection capabilities, cyber kill chain exercises, war-gaming, specialized perimeter security and compliance assessments, and penetration testing of servers/databases, network infrastructure (including VPN and VOIP), web and mobile applications, mobility devices, and WiFi security. Targeted at enterprise clients in Professional Services, Financial, Healthcare, and Media verticals.
• ISO 27001 Consulting Information Security Management System consulting following ISO/IEC 27001, covering information security policy formulation, identification of security objectives and plans, roles and responsibilities, organizational communication, participation in the ISMS Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) process, and determination of acceptable risk levels. Targeted at enterprises seeking formal ISMS implementation and certification readiness.
• Cyber Security Consulting Digital forensics and cybersecurity advisory service that identifies, extracts, and documents computer-based evidence using deep search techniques; provides litigation support and expert testimony; uses forensic tools and analytics for APT detection and insider threat management; investigates theft of intellectual property and trade secrets, especially software theft; investigates inappropriate computing resource usage and corporate misconduct; and recovers and reconstructs deleted documents. Targeted at enterprises, law firms, and legal proceedings.
• Third Party Assessments Vendor and contractor security evaluation service covering contractual compliance and effectiveness assessments, application architecture risk analysis, secure code review, zero-day vulnerability management, digital forensics and fraud analytics, and Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery assessments. Targeted at enterprises that need to evaluate third-party or vendor risk.
• Cyber Crime Investigation End-to-end cybercrime investigation service covering customer case evaluation, incident investigation, investigation support, liaison with the Cyber Crime Cell, liaison with cyber crime lawyers, digital forensics analysis, and coordination with empanelled lawyers practicing in cyber law. Targeted at organizations and individuals facing cybercrime incidents.
• Incident Management Comprehensive incident and breach response service covering incident/breach investigation, analysis, and recommendations; incident response execution; regulatory compliance; law enforcement assistance; web takedowns; and post-incident legal assistance. Targeted at enterprises responding to active or recent cybersecurity breaches.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Mandiant (Google Cloud): Mandiant is a global leader in incident response, threat intelligence, and digital forensics — directly overlapping with Decypher's incident management, APT detection, and cybercrime investigation offerings, but at vastly greater scale.
• Kroll: Kroll's Cyber Risk and Forensic Investigations practices deliver digital forensics, incident response, and cybersecurity consulting to enterprises — a comparable service mix to Decypher's cyber security consulting and incident management.
• Stroz Friedberg (Aon): Stroz Friedberg, now part of Aon, is a recognized digital forensics and cyber risk consulting firm offering expert testimony and breach response — comparable core capabilities to Decypher's forensics and investigation services.
• Protiviti: Protiviti provides cybersecurity consulting, risk assessments, and IT audit services to global enterprises across financial services, healthcare, and professional services — overlapping directly with Decypher's verticals and ISO/security consulting lines.
• Optiv Security: Optiv delivers end-to-end cybersecurity advisory, assessment, and managed security services, with deep penetration testing and risk consulting — directly comparable to Decypher's black-box testing and assessment portfolio.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen Hamilton operates a large commercial cybersecurity consulting practice covering incident response, threat hunting, and risk advisory — comparable in service breadth to Decypher's cyber consulting and forensics.
• CrowdStrike Services: CrowdStrike's Services arm provides incident response, proactive assessments, and cybersecurity advisory aligned to its endpoint platform — overlapping with Decypher's IR and penetration testing, though typically delivered by much larger teams.
• Trustwave: Trustwave provides managed security services, penetration testing, digital forensics, and incident response — covering similar service lines as Decypher's testing and incident management offerings.

Direct peers

• NCC Group: NCC Group is a global cybersecurity consultancy providing penetration testing, incident response, and ISO 27001 consulting — a closely comparable boutique-to-mid-market professional services peer to Decypher.

Regional players

• Network Intelligence India: Network Intelligence is an India-headquartered cybersecurity consulting firm offering security assessments, compliance, and managed services — a regional peer competing for similar Indian and Asia-Pacific enterprise engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/rajeshsapkal
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/category/Computer-Company/Decypher-Technologies-186159511412099
• LinkedInin.linkedin.com/in/rajeshsapkal

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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