As the digital world continues to expand, the frequency and intensity of cyberattacks are increasing rapidly. Today, there are over 2,000 cyberattacks every day, with attackers commonly targeting small and medium enterprises, healthcare organizations, government agencies, energy companies, and higher education institutions.
For organizations of all sizes, a major concern remains identifying reliable providers of professional cybersecurity solutions and penetration testing services, particularly in specialized areas such as web application penetration testing, network penetration testing, and mobile application penetration testing.
This is where Cyber Security Hive entered the market—aiming to change the cybersecurity landscape for vulnerable industries across India, the USA, the UAE, and other global regions.
Cyber Security Hive was founded by two cybersecurity experts, Akram Khan and Maaz, who have been school friends and have collectively accumulated over 20 years of experience in various domains of cybersecurity. With more than a decade of individual industry experience, they shared a common vision of making the digital world safer and more secure.
Recognizing this shared mission, they came together to establish Cyber Security Hive, driven by the goal of delivering robust and practical cybersecurity solutions to organizations worldwide.
In an interview with Insights Success magazine for “India’s Leading Cyber Security Companies – 2022”, Akram Khan, CEO and Co-founder of Cyber Security Hive, shared detailed insights into the company’s strategy and vision.
Akram Khan brings extensive experience from working with organizations such as Amazon, Deloitte, and multiple startups. His exposure to large enterprises enabled him to gain a deep understanding of the complete cybersecurity ecosystem. Along with Maaz and a skilled team of cybersecurity professionals, Cyber Security Hive delivers customized and personalized security solutions tailored to organizations of varying sizes and complexities.
Cyber Security Hive is a five-year-old cybersecurity company headquartered in Bengaluru, India. The company provides end-to-end cybersecurity services, with a strong focus on Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT).
Its service portfolio includes VAPT, Security Operations Center (SOC) services, phishing simulations and awareness training, endpoint security, and more. Cyber Security Hive serves a diverse client base, including enterprises, SMBs, and startups, helping them overcome complex cybersecurity challenges.
The company is also evolving into a product-centric organization with the launch of its fully managed vulnerability management platform, ThreatScan (threatscan.io). This platform enables clients to request on-demand penetration testing supported by AI-driven technology, offering zero false positives, online and offline reports, and application threat scoring. Currently, ThreatScan supports web applications, with planned expansion to network and mobile application testing.
While hundreds of companies in India offer cybersecurity services, Cyber Security Hive differentiates itself by specializing in penetration testing and managed security services.
The company follows a distinct penetration testing approach. Senior penetration testers create and maintain a comprehensive checklist based on the latest vulnerabilities and attack vectors, including OWASP Top 10 risks. This ensures testing covers both known and emerging threats.
Cyber Security Hive also operates a cost-effective Security Operations Center, helping organizations deploy SIEM solutions tailored to their scale and budget.
Cyber Security Hive specializes in VAPT, delivering testing conducted by OSCP-certified professionals. Clients receive detailed vulnerability reports, comprehensive technical documentation, and a checklist of over 140 manual security checks performed on their applications. Upon remediation, clients also receive a certification confirming that valid penetration testing has been conducted and identified vulnerabilities have been resolved.
For SOC services, the company offers cost-effective open-source SIEM solutions integrated with platforms such as JIRA and other ticketing tools, supported by shared or dedicated L1 and L2 SOC analysts. For enterprise clients, Cyber Security Hive deploys industry-leading SIEM platforms such as Splunk, IBM QRadar, and LogRhythm, along with Made-in-India security solutions for SMBs.
In the early stages, gaining client trust—especially when handling confidential data—was a significant challenge. Over time, as Cyber Security Hive worked with enterprises such as Tata Technologies, Landmark Group, and Fairtrade, trust grew alongside its expanding portfolio.
Currently, managing and tracking vulnerabilities across complex client environments presents challenges. To address this, the company is strengthening its ThreatScan platform to provide complete vulnerability lifecycle management, on-demand testing, retesting, interactive dashboards, and AI-assisted support.
With rapid digitalization, cybersecurity has become more critical than ever. Statistics indicate a cyberattack occurs every 39 seconds, amounting to over 2,200 attacks daily. Attack techniques such as phishing, malware, and DDoS attacks continue to grow more advanced.
Looking ahead, Artificial Intelligence is expected to play a major role in cybersecurity. AI-driven tools can detect new malware signatures faster than traditional methods and significantly reduce human intervention in vulnerability assessment and threat detection.
Cybersecurity is a highly competitive and saturated market, particularly in India. Success requires delivering high-quality services at competitive costs. For newcomers, developing an innovative cybersecurity product that solves a real-world problem can be a more effective entry strategy than offering generic services.
Cyber Security Hive is actively working on its next-generation AI-based vulnerability management platform, offering penetration testing as a service and managed vulnerability management solutions. The platform will enable organizations to manage penetration tests, track vulnerabilities, generate dashboards, and benefit from a human-plus-AI testing approach.
For more details about Cyber Security Hive’s innovations and services, visit threatscan.io.