Applied Security Research

Understanding where connected systems fail.

Independent Threat Research across mobile, IoT & embedded systems. Advancing security through discovery, technical analysis and responsible disclosure.

AndroidMobile platforms
IoTConnected devices
EmbeddedSystems research

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Coordinated vulnerability disclosure across leading technology platforms.

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We research systemic weaknesses in mobile and IoT platforms.

Our work has led to the identification of critical (CVSS) vulnerabilities and issuance of over 120 CVEs impacting billions of users.

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ShmooCon Jan 2025 · Washington, D.C.

The Permission Slip Attack: Leveraging a Confused Deputy in Android with ‘pSlip’

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Orb size app installs 1B+ 100M+ 50M+ 10M+ 1M+ <1M Color = severity · no install count = severity-sized
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Actuator Security performs focused security research, reverse engineering & offensive assessments of mobile applications and connected devices.