SYMOSIS
Real security is built, not recommended
Real security is built, not recommended. We've been building it since 2007.
2007
Founded in Silicon Valley
17+
Years Defending Enterprises
200+
Combined Operational Years
99%
Long-Term Client Success
HOW SYMOSIS BEGAN
We Were Founded on a Conviction the Industry Didn't Want to Hear
In the mid-2000s, security consulting was being homogenized by vendor consolidation. Large platforms were acquiring boutique firms and deploying the same product teams as "independent" advisors. Clients were getting recommendations that reflected vendor tool lists — not their actual environment.
"We start every engagement the same way we did in 2007 — by understanding your business before recommending anything."
C-Level Security was founded in 2007 to do the opposite: stay independent, understand the client's business first, and recommend the best solution regardless of vendor. The founding team brought counterintelligence tradecraft from U.S. intelligence operations, CTO-level enterprise security experience, and hands-on software engineering depth — rarely found together in one firm.
Over 17 years that practice became Symosis Security. The name changed. The thesis didn't.
The Symosis Difference
Founded on engineering principles. Defined by practitioner expertise.
Engineering-First DNA
We build precisely what we recommend. Every engagement delivers operational security controls and automated defenses, ensuring your resilience is a functional asset, not just a document.
Senior Practitioner Delivery
Certified principals lead every engagement from start to finish. We don't hand off work to juniors; the experts who scope your program are the ones who build it.
AI + Advanced Automation
Our engineers craft bespoke AI workflows for alert triage and compliance mapping. We modularize intelligence for your specific stack, avoiding the limitations of generic vendor tools.
Tool-Agnostic Resilience
We maximize your existing investment in CrowdStrike, Splunk, Sentinel, and Palo Alto. Our goal is framework alignment without unnecessary rip-and-replace mandates.
Thought Leadership
Published Authors
Symosis principals authored Hardening Code, Hacking Exposed: Web Applications, Exploiting Software, How to Break Web Software, HackNotes: Network Security, and Special Ops: Host and Network Security, collectively among the most referenced technical security publications in the industry.
Conference Speakers
Regular speakers at RSA Conference, Black Hat, OWASP, ISSA, and ISACA events.
ISACA & Standards Leadership
Active ISACA Silicon Valley chapter leaders and SIM New York Metro members. Original contributor to OWASP 1.0 and contributor to NIST cybersecurity standards. Advisory roles supporting cybersecurity and AI governance initiatives at the federal level.
Meet Our Team
Kartik Trivedi
Partner, Co-Founder
Clinton Mugge
Partner, Co-Founder
Brings counterintelligence methodology from U.S. national security operations to enterprise threat detection and incident response. Leads Symosis's managed security and threat hunting practice — applying intelligence tradecraft to finding threats automated tools miss. CISSP · CISM · GIAC GCIH
Erik Tomasi
Director, Penetration Testing & Red Team
Designs adversary emulation programs that mirror real-world attack chains, not compliance checkbox tests. Specializes in threat-informed penetration testing and purple team exercises that directly improve detection coverage. OSCP · CEH · GPEN
Jeff Brock
Director, Compliance, Risk & Security Engineering
Operationalizes compliance frameworks rather than just mapping to them — building the controls, automation pipelines, and evidence systems that make programs defensible to auditors and functional for security teams. CISSP · CISA · ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
A Global Team. Senior-Led from Silicon Valley.
Symosis practitioners are embedded across three regions — delivering enterprise-grade security operations without sacrificing senior-led delivery.
United States — Headquarters
Sunnyvale, CA · New York, NY · Phoenix, AZ
Primary client delivery, SOC operations, and executive advisory.
EMEA
Security engineering and detection operations across European time zones. Supporting EU-based clients and multinational programs.
Asia Pacific
Security engineering, compliance operations, and managed security delivery supporting Asia-Pacific and global engagements.
Credentials Across Every Domain We Serve
Our practitioners hold certifications across governance, operations, compliance, and AI engineering.
Category
Key Certifications
Focus
Core Governance & Leadership
CISSP, CISM, CISA, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor & Implementer
Program oversight, policy design, executive cyber governance
Operations & Technical Security
GIAC (GSLC, GCIH), ITIL v3, CEH, CySA+, SC-200, AZ-500, PCNSE, CCNP, AWS/Azure Cloud Practitioner
SOC operations, incident response, hybrid-cloud engineering
Risk, Compliance & Privacy
CRISC, CIPM, ISO 27701/22301/42001 Lead Auditor & Implementer, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, CCPA, CJIS
Control validation, compliance readiness, policy modernization
AI & Automation Engineering
Certified AI/ML Engineers, Databricks, Python, Adaptive Shield Integrations
Evidence automation, risk correlation, predictive analytics
A Security Firm Built by Practitioners, For Practitioners
We do not send junior consultants. We do not subcontract technical work. When you engage Symosis, you get the people whose names are on the proposal.
17 Years of Security Engineering — Ready to Work on Your Program
Whether you need a fractional CISO, a penetration test, an AI security assessment, or a full program build — Symosis brings practitioner-grade expertise to every engagement.