Bengaluru-born, US-incorporated – founded 2021, bootstrapped,
debt-free – CREST accredited in under five years, backed by global CISOs,
cybersecurity pioneers, and technology founders
BENGALURU and WILMINGTON, Delaware –
April 2026: DigiFortex, a cybersecurity and
digital risk assurance company incorporated in India in April 2021 and in the
United States in May 2022, achieved CREST accreditation for penetration testing
in February 2026 – under five years from founding, coinciding with the
company’s fifth anniversary on April 15, 2026.
The accreditation places DigiFortex among a
select group of firms meeting the independently verified standard required by
financial regulators across the United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia, the
Netherlands, and the United States. Most CREST-accredited firms have been
operating for a decade or more. DigiFortex earned it in under five years –
bootstrapped and debt-free.
CREST requires member organisations to
undergo a rigorous independent audit of technical methodology, governance,
information security management, and staff competence – actively required or strongly
preferred by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, Singapore’s Monetary
Authority, and EU regulators under the Digital Operational Resilience Act.
“CREST accreditation confirms that
DigiFortex meets recognised benchmarks for technical delivery, governance, and
security testing -giving clients greater confidence in assessing their security
posture,” said Nick Benson, CEO of CREST
International. “This reflects the level of assurance and quality we
expect from our Members.”
“Five years ago we started DigiFortex
from Bengaluru -without external funding, without debt, with a conviction that
enterprises deserved globally validated cybersecurity. Today, as we mark our
fifth year, CREST accreditation confirms what our clients already knew. This is
not the end. It is the baseline from which we take DigiFortex global.” said Vijay Kumar, Founder and CEO, DigiFortex.
Three Certifications. One Firm. Under
Five Years.
DigiFortex holds three independent
certifications simultaneously -earned without external capital:
✓ CREST
Accredited – February 2026. Independently audited
against the global standard required by FCA, MAS, and EU regulators.
✓ CERT-In
Empanelled – Recognised by India’s national
cybersecurity authority for information security auditing.
✓ ISO 27001:2022
Certified – Information security management
independently verified to the same standard DigiFortex recommends to its
clients.
Three independent validations. Three
questions answered: qualified to test, trusted with data, recognised by
authority.
Trusted by the World’s Most Demanding
Organisations
DigiFortex’s clients include a global
e-commerce major, a global payments company, a global insurance group, a global
logistics company, central and state government bodies across India, public
sector organisations, India’s top fintech and investment platforms, Indian
private sector banks, technology and IT services companies, autonomous and
connected vehicle platform companies, and a global visa and consular services
company -with clients across the US, EU, UAE, UK, India, Singapore, and beyond.
These are repeat clients who trusted
DigiFortex with their critical business systems – and came back. CISOs, CTOs,
CFOs, and security leaders across the world’s most compliance-intensive
organisations have cited DigiFortex’s technical depth, actionable reporting,
and findings that surpassed those of established global vendors.
No venture funding. No debt. Every
engagement earned on delivery quality alone.
Backed by a World-Class Advisory Board
DigiFortex is guided by an advisory board
of global cybersecurity leaders, technology entrepreneurs, and academics.
The board includes a well-known US CISO and
former senior leader at MITRE, bringing deep expertise in threat intelligence
and enterprise cyber risk. A cybersecurity industry veteran who established and
led the India operations of two of the world’s most recognised cybersecurity
companies, before founding a global threat intelligence startup and serving as
CTO of a leading US cybersecurity firm. The co-founder and CEO of one of
India’s most successful B2B SaaS companies serving Fortune 500 enterprises
globally. The co-founder and CEO of a US-based analytics consultancy serving
regulated enterprise clients across HIPAA, GDPR, and ISO frameworks. The former
Director of one of India’s premier technology institutes. A Canadian-based
academic and cybersecurity practitioner specialising in privacy law and data
protection. A technology entrepreneur with expertise in emerging enterprise
platforms.
Full advisory board profiles: https://www.digifortex.com/About-Us/
Built for the AI Era – A Complete
Portfolio
Security Testing: CREST-accredited penetration testing across web, mobile, API,
network, cloud, IoT, and OT environments. LLM and AI Penetration Testing, Red
Teaming and Adversary Simulation, Attack Surface Management and Dark Web
Monitoring.
v-CISO: Fractional Chief Information Security Officer leadership for
globally regulated technology companies, and AI-driven enterprises – building
and maturing security programmes without the cost of a full-time hire.
Virtual DPO: Fractional Data Protection Officer services guiding organisations
through DPDPA, GDPR, and multi-jurisdictional privacy obligations – from data
mapping and impact assessments to regulatory liaison and breach response.
End-to-End GRC and Certifications: Comprehensive governance, risk, and compliance across Indian
frameworks -RBI, SEBI, NABARD, IRDAI, UIDAI, and SBI-VSCC – and global
frameworks including DORA, HIPAA, FedRAMP, SOX, NIST, PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO
27001, ISO 42001, and GDPR. Internal Audit. AI Governance. Risk Management.
Data Privacy: Advisory and implementation across DPDPA, GDPR, CCPA, and PIPEDA –
covering privacy by design, data mapping, privacy impact assessments, and
cross-border data transfer compliance.
Managed Security: 24×7 AI-powered SOC. Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform
with real-time monitoring, threat detection, and automated compliance.
Delivered from Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi,
and Pune.
Coming Soon: Enterprise Platforms for
Security, Privacy, Compliance & AI Governance
DigiFortex is developing enterprise
platforms delivering unified visibility across security posture, data privacy,
and compliance – built for organisations navigating accelerating regulatory
complexity and the expanding attack surface of AI adoption. Further details
will be announced in the coming months.
Innovation and Talent
DigiFortex is backed by a solid engineering
team with experience from the IITK ecosystem and India’s top technology
institutions – combining deep offensive security expertise with rigorous GRC
and privacy credentials.
The team brings academic pedigree from
Wharton, Kellogg, ISB, IIM, IIT, NIT, and IIITB, with founding experience from
early-stage McAfee and APAC’s first Security Operations Centre. On every
engagement, DigiFortex deploys engineers who have built, broken, and secured
complex enterprise systems -not consultants who document them.
Team certifications span OSCP, OSCP+, CRTP,
CISSP, CEH, CISA, CCSA NG, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, CIPP/E, DCPLA amongst others
– covering offensive security, red team operations, enterprise security
leadership, network defence, information systems audit, and data privacy law
across European and global jurisdictions.
The company has inventors with 17 US
patents applicable across 170+ countries – reflecting an engineering culture
that invents, not just implements. DigiFortex has engaged with Stanford
University, the University of Washington, and the London School of Economics,
and has on multiple occasions delivered security assessment findings that
surpassed those of established global vendors.
About DigiFortex
DigiFortex is a cybersecurity and digital
risk assurance company incorporated in India in April 2021 and in the United
States in May 2022. Bootstrapped and debt-free, the company holds CREST
accreditation, ISO 27001:2022 certification, and CERT-In empanelment -earned in
under five years without external funding. Trusted by global e-commerce,
payments, insurance, and logistics majors, government bodies, fintech
platforms, and technology firms across the US, EU, UAE, UK, India, Singapore,
and beyond, DigiFortex delivers penetration testing, GRC, SOC, AI security,
CNAPP, and data privacy services from delivery centres across India. The
company has inventors with 17 US patents applicable across 170+ countries.
Website: www.digifortex.com
Media Contact
Vijay Kumar
Founder & CEO, DigiFortex
info@digifortex.com
+91 9448353194
www.digifortex.com
