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Intruder
Cloud-based vulnerability scanner
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- SaaS
- Cyber Security
- Shoreditch, London
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Company mission
To find cyber security weaknesses before the hackers do.
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Sam Franklin
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Intruder is a proactive security monitoring platform for internet-facing systems. It aims to help organisations reduce their cyber attack exposure by providing effortless cyber security.
Intruder was founded in 2015 to help solve the information overload crisis in vulnerability management. Having worked both as an ethical hacker for tier one companies, and for blue teams defending critical national infrastructure, Founder Chris Wallis noticed that while vulnerability management tools were great at finding issues, they were less useful when it came to prioritising them, tracking them, and timely alerting when problems arose. Quite simply - the most important issues were often getting lost in the noise. Intruder aims to help divide the needles from the haystack, focusing on what matters, while ignoring the rest. Effective cyber security is about getting the basics right - Intruder helps clients do that, saving time on the easy stuff, so they can focus on the rest.
Intruder believes that cyber threats are ever-changing and require dedicated oversight, while existing services are overly complex to configure and operate, and the jargon produced is often confusing, requiring specialist interpretation. Intruder aspires to provide a simple cloud based security solution which continually scans clients' digital assets, highlighting vulnerabilities and outlining remediation advice in the simplest terms.
Benefits
- Share options so you can benefit from our success
- 28 days paid holiday plus bank holidays, and an additional 5 unpaid if you wish to take them
- Flexible working - you can work from home, but you should be in a position to work from our Shoreditch office 1-2 times a week
- Regular (optional) socials to have some fun. In the past we've explored virtual worlds, played laser tag in VR, and had way too much fun at the cabaret
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2020
$0.8m
SEED
Dec 2018
$0.4m
SEED
$1.3m
Total funding
Founders
Chris Wallis
(Founder)Over a decade experience in cyber security. Worked for big four consulting and international finance organisations. Has advised numerous FTSE 100 companies on cyber security.
Patrick Craston
(CTO)PhD. Computer Science specialising in artificial neural networks. Expert domain knowledge from six years experience working at one of the UK’s leading cyber security agencies.
Diversity & Inclusion at Intruder
- At Intruder, we celebrate our similarities and our differences. Intruder is made up of 15 nationalities, speaking 11 languages, working in 9 countries. We are building a global community of passionate people that value respect and integrity, as we come together to achieve a common goal.
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Nice people (2)
Opportunities to learn (1)
Career progression (1)
Autonomy (1)
Meaningful work (1)
Hard working team (1)
Great work is recognised (1)
Flexible working (1)
The team at Intruder really pushes for a good work/life balance, and understands when your schedule has to be adjusted. I've been looking to move house, and having to do viewings during work-hours which my manager has been completely in support of.
Product
Flexible working
Mar 2023
One of the benefits of being a smaller teams means it is hard to not recognise when someone is really excelling. Each member of the leadership team has independently reached out when they've seen work that they've been impressed with, which is always appreciated.
Product
Great work is recognised
Mar 2023
Despite working remotely with most of the team, I've been able to build relationships with people from across Intruder. Everyone has time for each other, and work with a shared vision and mission for the company.
Product
Nice people
Mar 2023
People from all parts of the company take initiatives to improve the product & our processes. There's lots of room to have a positive impact.
Software Engineering
Autonomy
Jul 2021
Many security products aren't very user-friendly. It's great to work on a product that focuses on user experience, without sacrificing security. Vulnerability management should work for everyone, whether they have a large security team or none.
Software Engineering
Meaningful work
Jul 2021
The company and team are growing fast, so there are lots of opportunities to take on more responsibility. It's an exciting situation to be in.
Software Engineering
Career progression
Jul 2021
The learning curve at Intruder has been a steep one but filled with excitement. Working in a tight-knit team encourages collaboration and results in learning all areas of the business as well as your own role.
Operations & Strategy
Opportunities to learn
Dec 2020
Everyone at Intruder pitches in and works hard.
Operations & Strategy
Hard working team
Dec 2020
The culture at Intruder is great. Culture is a dealbreaker for me, so I'm glad the team is nice and easy to get along with. Nobody takes themselves too seriously and we all have fun or crack a joke whenever we can.
Operations & Strategy
Nice people
Dec 2020
