BestDefense, Inc

Overview

Problem Most systems are still penetration tested manually and infrequently, leaving vulnerabilities undiscovered until it’s too late. Cyber Protection Teams and system owners need a way to emulate adversarial behavior to match the speed of modern threats.

Solution AI-driven, autonomous penetration testing platform that identifies, prioritizes, and remediates vulnerabilities in apps, devices and infrastructure; red team coverage without waiting on contract cycles.

Field Validation Pre-field. Internal pilots completed with commercial partners. Early partner interest from federal contractors. Adopted by TechStars as standard security tool for new SaaS startups.

Technology Maturity (TRL) TRL 6. Operational-scale testing on hardened cloud apps using AI-orchestrated open-source tooling. Active in commercial.

Strategic Advantage Proprietary orchestration, chained exploit logic, and auto-remediation give Vortex an edge. A persistent adversary with fix generation. Built cloud-agnostic and VPC-ready.

Go-to-Market Access Pursuing direct contracts, Techstars for Defense, and pilots with primes. Exploring AFWERX, DIU, and OTA teaming. Already in Carahsoft and Bridgepoint Technologies.

Dual-Use Potential Applicable to critical infrastructure, healthcare, finance, and MSSPs, anywhere a breach could cripple operations.

Team CTO Derek Foster led high-scale security programs across SaaS and fintech. CEO Dan has worked on FSISAC Threat Intelligence Repository, securing the NASDAQ.

Competitive Landscape Qualys & Rapid7 lack continuous attack logic. Startups offer pen-test-as-a-service—but without automation or remediation. Vortex delivers both.

Primary User Cyber Protection Teams, DevSecOps units (e.g., Platform One), and ATO system owners.

User-Critical Problem Operators can’t run red teams on demand and are left guessing. Vortex resolves: autonomously, continuously.