Security begins with Clarity.

Pentesting. Red Teaming. With Impact.

Pentesting.
Red Teaming.
With Impact.

Over 150 projects for >70 clients.

Human. Independent. Effective.

Various hands-on certifications.

Client Testimonials – Purple Teaming

What stuck with us: an awareness of risks we had previously overlooked—and a team that thinks pragmatically, brings a lot of experience, and simply works well in the workshop. In short: technically excellent and pleasant to work with. That’s exactly how I want purple teaming engagements to be.

Ben Bachmann, CISO of Bilfinger

Client Testimonials – Red Teaming

We gained important insights that enabled us to effectively improve our security. At the same time, we were able to validate under realistic conditions that measures already implemented are working. The project ran smoothly thanks to close coordination between the White and Red Teams and met all requirements for our KRITIS audit.

A clear recommendation for anyone who wants to test their resilience against cyberattacks.

Richard Jost, Head of IT Infrastructure at Saarland University Medical Center

Client Testimonials – Software

As part of our software development process, we have our application regularly pentested by MindBytes. The reports describe the findings very precisely and include good recommendations that we can usually implement very quickly. We are absolutely satisfied.

Thorsten Deuter, Head of AMI Development at zetVisions GmbH

Client Testimonials – Infrastructure

MindBytes ist ein Partner, der auch komplexere Pentests von Desktop-Clients sowie von Citrix durchführen kann. Wir haben einen außergewöhnlich detaillierten Bericht erhalten, der nicht nur die Probleme klar beschrieben hat, sondern auch ausführlich auf konkrete Lösungsmöglichkeiten eingegangen ist.

Olaf Föllinger, Product Development Manager von IVU Traffic Technologies AG

Client Testimonials – Infrastructure

Der Pentest unserer internen Infrastruktur lieferte uns wichtige Erkenntnisse für weitere sicherheitsrelevante Verbesserungen. Die Ergebnisse waren klar und transparent aufbereitet. Besonders gefallen hat uns die Auswertung der zuvor besprochenen Worst-Case-Szenarien.

Head of Cybersecurity eines Softwareentwicklungs-Unternehmens

Testimonials

ISO 27001

MindBytes is ISO/IEC 27001 certified

Certified in pentesting

such as OSCP, OSWE, OSEP, BSCP, and CAPE

Certified in red teaming

such as CRTO I & II, CARTP, CRTP, and CRTE

Panel discussion at SZ Digital Summit 2025

Security community

active with technical contributions, presentations, and CVEs

Book "Successfully Implementing Penetration Tests"

Technical book

Co-editor, published in 2025 by Springer Vieweg

Pentesting. Red Teaming. With Impact.

We work with you to maximize the impact of your project.

Driven by personal collaboration, top-tier quality, and clarity — for everyone from technical teams to management.

Pentesting

Efficiently uncovering vulnerabilities.

In pentests, we uncover vulnerabilities in specific systems, infrastructures, and applications. By providing proof of exploitability, you can immediately see which gaps are actually relevant in practice.

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Red Teaming

Simulating realistic attacks.

In red teaming, we conduct realistic attacks on the entire company. We look for attack vectors in IT systems as well as in people, processes, and physical measures—exactly how a real attacker would proceed.

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Who We Are

After 3 years together at an IT security company, we – Christian, Nina, and Simon – founded MindBytes GmbH in 2023 to implement our own vision of great projects: personal contacts, fast processes, and practice-relevant qualifications.

Since our second year, we have been continuously hiring more pentesters and have quickly doubled in size. What matters most to us in our employees is that they are committed and passionate about what they do, burn for their topics, and don’t let up until they have extracted the maximum added value for the client from their projects.

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What defines us

Personal, efficient, flexible

Through personal contact, we can react quickly and respond to your needs. Lean processes ensure swift execution.

ISO 27001 + Personenzertifikate

Seit 2025 sind wir ISO-27001-zertifiziert. Fachlich beweisen wir uns regelmäßig mit diversen Personenzertifikaten, die zu den anspruchsvollsten der Branche gehören.

Aktiv in der Security-Community

Wir teilen unser Fachwissen auf Events, in Podcasts, auf LinkedIn und in einem Fachbuch über Pentesting, das wir selbst mit herausgegeben haben.

Unsere Berichte

Weil ihr maximalen Nutzen aus eurem Projekt mitnehmen sollt, legen wir größten Wert auf einen übersichtlichen, verständlich aufbereiteten Bericht – mit einer Zusammenfassung für das Management und klaren, priorisierten Handlungsempfehlungen sowie Details für die Techies. Spätestens 5 Werktage nach Testende habt ihr ihn.

Worst-Case-Szenarien

Was ist das Schlimmste, was eurem Unternehmen passieren könnte? Was darf in dieser Anwendung auf keinen Fall schiefgehen? – Das fragen wir euch, um einzuschätzen, worauf wir beim Testen den Fokus legen. Im Bericht erfahrt ihr, ob der Worst Case tatsächlich eintreten könnte – und machen die technischen Ergebnisse damit greifbarer.

Process

5 steps from first contact to project completion:

1. Initial Meeting / Scoping / Configurator

Wir klären euren Bedarf: was, wie, wo, warum und wann? Ihr erhaltet ein übersichtliches Angebot und später eine Checkliste zur gemeinsamen Vorbereitung.

2. Kickoff

1–3 weeks beforehand, we discuss the technical and organizational preparation in detail, especially your worst-case scenarios.

3. Execution

We find vulnerabilities for you and inform you immediately of critical findings.

4. Report

No later than 5 business days after the test, you’ll receive the report with management summary and all technical details.

5. Final Meeting

We present the results to you and answer your questions. We’re also happy to conduct a brief presentation for management and a follow-up a few months later.

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Get the provider selection checklist

So that your project actually fits your goals.

Receive our 10 Key Questions for Vendor Selection for Pentesting and Red Teaming. To ensure you don’t order a pentest and receive a vulnerability scan.

Click here to request the checklist by email.

Bonus: Do you have an offer and are unsure?
We would be happy to take a 15-minute look at it with you – with no obligation, of course.