In today’s world, where everything is readily connected to the internet and all kinds of information and data are available almost instantly, security is certainly a major point of concern for both developers and users. With applications disrupting aspects of our life that involve progressively more delicate data, like bank accounts and medical records, security must always be the top priority.
But, as technology moves forward, the sophistication of the malicious systems that intend to force their entry into the databases, which is why the defense mechanisms need to become more robust to prevent the data from falling into the wrong hands. Hacken is a company focused on exactly that: keeping the upper hand against these malicious users to ensure the security of any project.
Starting Big, Growing Bigger
The practice of hiring “white hats” (ethical, professional hackers) to ensure the safety of certain software, data structures, networks and services dates back to the late ‘70s, where the US Military implemented specialized teams to evaluate the security in the Multics operating system. This trade gained popularity in the ‘80s and grew even stronger with the adoption of the world Wide Web and the creation of user-based platforms with Internet 2.0, reaching the point of the U.S. NSA creating a certification standard that covers ethical hacking strategies and team management.
Hacken is one of the companies who offers this kind of services for hire, in order to find different potential breaching points and advise in the creation of solutions for the encountered problems. Founded back in 2017, the Ukraine-based team’s goal is to contribute to the advancement of development practices by encouraging highly talented professionals to engage into white hat hacking activities, which are oriented towards four different fronts: security assessments, blockchain security, secure software development and certification of existing systems.
What They Offer
The most straightforward service they offer is different tests to be performed to ensure that the software is being developed correctly via security assessments that are able to uncover flaws that attackers could exploit. Interested clients can hire their services for web applications (focused on safekeeping of user data), mobile apps (iOS and Android specific issues, IPA requests, code implementation, etc.), DDoS resistance testing (enclosed simulations of attacks), social engineering experiments (testing the reaction of personnel to attacks like phishing) and test network vulnerabilities.
The second item in their list of defense fronts is blockchain security, with the main service being audits for apps and smart contracts built on the Ethereum, EOS and TRON networks, each one specifically designed to fit the characteristics of each chain. They also offer more generalized services like formal verification of the correct functioning of a system via mathematic operations and symbolic analysis, and specific services for aspiring protocols including security, tokenomics and implementation reviews.
Their last services include counseling for developers (whether it’s a straight hiring for developing the security section of a software or to evaluate an already finished product) and issuing certificates of good developing practices like ensuring solvency, liquidity and cyber-security via their CERtified program.
With such an ample portfolio of solutions that cater to the needs of the vast majority of projects out there, and a strong media presence thanks to clients like IronFX and Air Asia and partners like Cloudmatika, Hacken has grown strong as a go-to company for upcoming and established projects to further improve in their safety, as it becomes a more important issue every passing day.