What we do

Pentesting

Attackers are already using AI. Your pentest should too. We test apps and APIs, AI or not, plus the newer software built around it, like chatbots and agents, hunting the flaws that actually get exploited. And we bring AI-driven tooling to every engagement, because testing like it's 2019 tells you nothing about 2026.

What we test

Web applications

From a lone legacy PHP app that's been quietly running the business since 2011 to a sprawl of microservices nobody has fully mapped, we test the whole range. Modern stack or load-bearing antique, public cloud or your own datacenter, the question is the same: where does it break, and what does that cost you? We go find out.

APIs

The front door gets all the attention, but the API is where the real business logic lives, and often where the real holes are. We test them directly, the auth, the objects, the endpoints that assume nobody's looking.

AI systems

Chatbots, agents, and the software wired up around a model. These break in ways a traditional pentest never thinks to check, like prompt injection, leaky context, and an "assistant" that can be talked into things it shouldn't do. We test for the failures that come with handing software a brain.

How we work

A human runs your test. Experience decides where to look, what's actually exploitable, and which findings are worth your attention.

AI gets deployed where it earns its place: chasing coverage a human couldn't reach by hand, or working through the cases conventional tools and scripts choke on. We use it the way a sophisticated attacker would, and we'll keep evolving how we use it as the models do, because they're not standing still and neither are the people you're worried about.

And if the right tool for your test doesn't exist? We engineer one. This is the Mechanical Drake way.

What you walk away with

A report you can actually use.

Structured the way the PCI Council recommends, with the evidence and rigor that stands up to SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and GLBA expectations. An executive summary your leadership will read, findings with a real discussion of risk and exact steps to reproduce, and remediation guidance that tells your developers what to do, not just what's broken.

A letter of attestation.

A separate document that says, in plain terms, what was tested and when. The thing you hand the auditor or the prospective customer when they ask for proof.

A live readout.

We walk you through what we found over a video call, so the report isn't the first time your team hears it. Bring your developers, bring your questions. This is where the report stops being a PDF and starts being a plan.

Questions we get

Do you test mobile apps?

Yes. They don't lead our list because mobile engagements carry more setup overhead, certificate pinning, jailbreak and emulator wrangling, the usual gauntlet, but if your app is mobile, that's part of the job and we're equipped for it. Bring it up when we scope and we'll plan for it.

How long does a pentest take?

Most engagements run a couple of weeks from kickoff to report, depending on size and complexity. We'll give you a real timeline when we scope, not a number designed to sound fast.

How do you price?

Engagements are scoped to the actual work, effort-based, not pulled off a rate card. What moves the number is real stuff: how big the app is, how many user roles and tenants need testing, whether it's been tested before, how deep you need us to go. We work to understand your problem on the first call, and that's what your quote is built on, so you get a straight number without a drawn-out process to get there.

Do you work with other firms or MSPs?

Yes. If you're a firm or MSP that needs a US-based partner for overflow or specialized application work, we white-label cleanly and we don't poach your clients. Prefer to co-brand, or just refer the work and stay out of delivery? That works too.

Can you test how a frontier AI model would attack our app?

We can, and it's some of the most interesting work we do. It's not a boxed-up service, because the capabilities here shift week to week and the right approach depends entirely on what you're trying to learn. So this one starts with a conversation: tell us what you're actually worried about and we'll figure out whether and how it's worth doing.

Tell us what you're solving