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  1. 01Web & software
  2. 02Penetration testing
  3. 03Bug bounty
  4. 04Network security
  5. 05Cloud & DevOps
  6. 06IT consulting
  7. 07SaaS products
TLP:CLEAR Software engineering · Security research · Cloud Based in Canada

Svonta is a Canadian software and security company. We build web software, networks and cloud platforms. Then we attack them the way a real adversary would, so the weak points get found and fixed before anyone else finds them.

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1 of 7Web development & software engineering

Software that ships, and keeps shipping.

Web applications, APIs and internal tools, built to be read, tested and handed over. We choose proven technology where stability matters and sharper tools where they pay for themselves.

  • Web apps and progressive web apps
  • APIs, integrations and data pipelines
  • Front-end architecture and design systems
  • Legacy modernization and migrations
  • Secure code review and SDLC
  • Accessibility (WCAG 2.2) and performance

StackTypeScript · React · Next.js · Node.js · Python · Go · PostgreSQL

Web development in detail

2 of 7Cybersecurity & penetration testing

We attack it before someone else does.

Authorized, scoped testing of your web apps, APIs, mobile apps, cloud accounts and networks. Each finding comes with proof, its business impact in plain language, and a fix your team can ship.

  • Web, API and mobile application testing
  • External and internal network testing
  • Cloud configuration reviews
  • Phishing simulations, by agreement
  • Red-team exercises mapped to MITRE ATT&CK
  • Retesting once fixes are in

MethodsOWASP WSTG and ASVS · PTES · MITRE ATT&CK · CVSS scoring

Penetration testing in detail

3 of 7Bug bounty & vulnerability research

Finding what scanners miss.

Manual research into the bugs automation skims past: broken business logic, authentication flaws, race conditions, and chains of small issues that add up to a breach. We can also help you run a disclosure program of your own.

  • Manual vulnerability research
  • Vulnerability disclosure programs and security.txt
  • Bug bounty program design and triage
  • Severity scoring with CVSS
  • Coordinated disclosure with vendors
  • Variant analysis after a finding

RuleWe only test systems we are authorized to test.

Vulnerability research in detail

4 of 7Network security & infrastructure

Fewer ways in. Less room to move.

Segmented networks, zero-trust access, hardened firewalls and monitoring for offices, data centres and hybrid environments. One compromised laptop should stay one compromised laptop.

  • Network architecture and segmentation
  • Zero-trust access and VPN replacement
  • Firewall, switching and Wi-Fi hardening
  • Logging, SIEM and detection engineering
  • Endpoint and server hardening (CIS Benchmarks)
  • Incident readiness and tabletop exercises

PictureThree segments, one firewall between them. Each line is a path we would test.

Network security in detail

5 of 7Cloud computing & DevOps

Infrastructure as code. Deploys as non-events.

AWS, Azure and Google Cloud environments defined in code, with pipelines that build, test, scan and ship on every merge. When your data has to stay in Canada, we design for Canadian regions from day one.

  • Cloud architecture and migration
  • Infrastructure as code (Terraform, OpenTofu)
  • Kubernetes and containers
  • CI/CD with security scanning built in
  • Observability, on-call and cost control
  • Canadian data residency

Canadian regionsAWS Canada Central and Canada West · Azure Canada Central and Canada East · Google Cloud Montréal and Toronto

Cloud and DevOps in detail

6 of 7IT consulting & technology solutions

A map before the money.

Independent advice on what to build, buy, fix or retire. We assess your systems and your risks, then hand you a roadmap with priorities, costs and a sensible order of work.

  • Technology and security assessments
  • Roadmaps and architecture reviews
  • Vendor and tool selection
  • SOC 2 and ISO/IEC 27001 readiness
  • Privacy by design for PIPEDA and Québec’s Law 25
  • Fractional CTO and CISO support

You leave withA written roadmap: what to do first, what it costs, and what it reduces.

IT consulting in detail

7 of 7Digital products & SaaS development

From first sketch to paying customers.

We design, build and run SaaS products end to end: multi-tenant architecture, sign-in and roles, billing, analytics, and the security reviews your enterprise buyers will ask for.

  • Product discovery and prototyping
  • Multi-tenant SaaS architecture
  • Authentication, SSO and roles
  • Subscriptions and billing
  • Web and mobile clients
  • Security questionnaires and SOC 2 readiness

LayersInterface, API and data, each one tested the way an attacker would test it.

SaaS development in detail

How we work

Our rules of engagement.

Every security test starts with a rules-of-engagement document. Ours also covers how we build. Six clauses, written down so you can hold us to them.

  1. §1

    Permission first.

    Every test is authorized in writing, scoped, and run under rules both sides have signed. No exceptions, no surprises.

  2. §2

    Builders who break.

    The people testing your software know how software gets built. The people building it know how it gets broken.

  3. §3

    Fixes, not just findings.

    Every issue comes with a remediation your team can ship. Then we retest it, or we write the patch ourselves.

  4. §4

    Security from the first commit.

    Threat modelling, dependency scanning and code review run inside the pipeline, long before launch day.

  5. §5

    Plain language.

    Leaders get risk in business terms. Engineers get exact reproduction steps. Nobody gets jargon for its own sake.

  6. §6

    Privacy is a design input.

    We design for PIPEDA and Québec’s Law 25, and we can keep your systems and data in Canadian cloud regions.

The loop

Five steps, on repeat.

Software is never finished, so neither is securing it. Each engagement runs this loop, and what we learn in production feeds the next turn.

  1. Goals, constraints and a threat model. We learn how your business makes money, and how it could lose it.

  2. Small, reviewed increments with tests, infrastructure as code and security checks in CI.

  3. Adversarial testing of what we built and what you already run: manual pentesting, abuse cases, failure drills.

  4. Fix, retest, document. Findings become backlog items with owners and dates.

  5. Monitoring, patching and runbooks. Production teaches us what to look at next, and the loop starts again.

The Lab

Try the work.

Three small tools from our side of the table. Everything here runs in your browser and touches no real system.

Simulation · fictional network

Breach path

Play the attacker against a typical small company. Pick an entry point, then keep moving until you reach the customer database. Then apply our fixes and try again.

CVSS v3.1 base score

Severity calculator

Score a vulnerability the way a triage team would. Start from an example or set each metric.

9.8Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Shell · this page only

The terminal

Open a shell into this site. Ask it for help, reshape the field, send probes. Somewhere on this page there is a flag. Find it and submit it.

Engage

Four ways to start.

Build with us

For
New products, platforms and rebuilds.
How
A short discovery sprint, then scoped build phases.
You get
Working software, the code, documentation and a proper handover.

Test what you have

For
Apps, networks and cloud accounts you already run.
How
Scoping call, written authorization, an agreed testing window.
You get
A report, a walkthrough with your team, and a retest.

Keep us on call

For
Teams without in-house security or DevOps people.
How
An ongoing retainer sized to what you run.
You get
A named team, regular reviews and someone to call when it matters.

Open a disclosure program

For
Companies ready to hear from outside researchers.
How
Policy, security.txt, scope and a triage process.
You get
A working VDP or bug bounty, and help running it.

FAQ

Questions people ask first.

Do you only test, or can you fix what you find?

Both. Some clients hire us to build and keep us to test; others start with a test and ask us to fix what we found. We can hand your team clear remediation steps, or ship the fixes ourselves.

Is penetration testing safe to run against production?

It can be, with the right scope. Before testing starts we agree in writing on targets, timing, rate limits and stop conditions, and we stay in contact with your team throughout. Where the risk is too high, we test a staging copy instead.

Do you need written permission before testing?

Yes, always. We only test systems you own or are authorized to have tested, under a signed scope and rules of engagement.

Can our data stay in Canada?

Yes. When your obligations or preferences call for it, we design for Canadian cloud regions and keep data and backups there.

What does an engagement cost?

It depends on scope. After a short call we send a written proposal with a fixed price or a clear estimate, and nothing starts until you approve it.

How do I report a vulnerability in your systems?

Write to contact@svonta.com with what you found and how to reproduce it. We will acknowledge the report and keep you updated while we fix it.

Contact

Tell us what you’re building. Or what you’re worried about.

A few lines is enough to start. We’ll reply with questions or a time to talk.

Email contact@svonta.com

Based in Canada

What do you need?

Nothing is sent until you choose to send it.