Debrief · The founders
We don't hand you a report and leave.
Most security firms stop at the findings. The industry calls what comes after that “the implementation gap”. We call it the actual job. CyberOps works as a temporary security department that joins your team: we find the risks, then stay engaged until they're closed.
- CREST Certified
- ISO 27001 Aligned
- NATO-Cleared Founders
- 2,000+ Assessments
- Six Continents
- Published CVEs
- DEF CON Cluj Founders
Leadership · The technical core
The founders you'll actually work with.
We founded CyberOps and we run the engagements: scoping, testing, and reporting are ours. For larger jobs we bring in vetted senior specialists, so you always know who is doing the work and why.
Ovidiu Valea
Managing Director
NATO COSMIC clearance. MSc in Cybersecurity. Co-founder of DEF CON Cluj. Leads technical delivery and the firm's offensive security practice.
Costica Luchian
Chief Technology Officer
Four published CVEs. Multiple offensive security certifications. Leads technical delivery as the firm's senior testing authority.
David Timofte
Cyber Operations Lead
Five+ years securing government, energy, and financial systems against state-sponsored attacks. 500+ audits, pentests & red team engagements. DEF CON Cluj board member.
Brett Ortgiesen
Business Development Director
Leads business development, partnerships, and client relationships across EU and North American markets. He runs the commercial side of the firm.
Persistence · How we engage
A security department, on your timeline.
01 · Embed
We join your team
Direct channels with your engineers, daily updates, live walkthroughs. Think embedded security department, not external auditor.
02 · Deliver
Accountable for outcomes
The engagement isn't done when the report lands. It's done when your fixes hold, and the retest we include proves they do.
03 · Repeat
Global, proven track record
2,000+ assessments across six continents, from fast-scaling startups to multinational banks and critical infrastructure.
Alliance · Who we work with
A wider network behind the work.
Beyond the founders, we collaborate with specialists we trust: legal counsel for cybercrime and digital evidence, and security and technology partners across Europe.
Trusted partners
CX Consulting
Credentials
Certifications that stand up to scrutiny.
Individual engineer certifications held across the founding team, plus company-level accreditations you can verify.
Individual certifications
Company certification
CREST · VA + PEN TEST
CREST company accreditation for Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing
ISO 27001 · ALIGNED
Aligned with the ISO 27001 standard
Work with us
Put this team on your timeline.
Tell us what you need tested and when you need it. A senior tester, one of the people above, will reply within 24 hours.
Reply within 24 hours · NDA on request · Scoped by a senior tester, not sales