
CEO of KinoSec(dot)ai backed by @TheResidency Vienna | Author | 158K+ YT Subs | Startup of the Year 2018 | Hacker Games Champion '15 & '17
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We just launched @KinoSecOfficial's CLI.
One line of command. Full penetration test. Done.
No dashboards to click through. No 47-step setup wizard. No waiting 3 weeks for a consulting firm to send you a PDF.
Just:
kinosec pentest --target yourdomain(.)com
That's it. That's the pentest.
But here's what makes this different from every other "automated security" tool out there:
1. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ pentest ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Most platforms pick a lane โ web apps, or network, or cloud. They test their corner and hand you a report.
But here's the problem: what if the vulnerability isn't where they're looking?
Your web app pentest comes back clean. Great. But the real entry point was a misconfigured network service that chains into your API layer. A web-only tool would never see it. A network-only tool would find the misconfiguration but wouldn't know what it connects to.
That's the blind spot. Single-domain tools can't connect context across surfaces โ because they only speak one language.
KinoSec covers the full attack surface. Web. API. Cloud. Network. IoT. OT. Drones. Robotics. Not just for coverage โ but because real security problems don't live in one domain. They chain across them.
And if your tool can't see the full picture, it's solving the wrong problem.
2. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ.
Our architecture models why a hacker would chain certain exploits together โ not just what CVEs exist. It understands business context, prioritizes like a senior pentester would, and finds paths that signature-based tools miss entirely.
One command. Every surface. Human reasoning.
That's the standard we're setting.
Try it โ kinosec.ai
There was a time when people told me I couldnโt do it.
But I kept going. I kept building, kept learning, and kept believing in what I was trying to create even when the odds seemed against me.
And today, here we are.
๐ KinoSec, Inc. has been named The Most Innovative Company of the Year 2026 along with IBM.
This is more than just an award. Itโs a reminder that your starting point doesnโt define your destination, and that the doubts of others donโt have to become your limitations.
Building a company is never easy. There are challenges, setbacks, and moments when you have to remind yourself why you started in the first place. But I chose to keep moving forward.
Today, Iโm incredibly proud of how far weโve come, and even more excited about whatโs ahead as we continue pushing the boundaries of autonomous cyber weapons.
To everyone who believed in the vision and supported the journey, thank you.
A lot said it couldnโt be done. We kept building. And weโre only getting started. ๐
Six months from idea to Silicon Valley.
Six months ago this was nothing but a decision to start.
the residency vienn said yes first.
@theresidency gave us a room and a deadline.
Then San Francisco.
Then investors who bet on crazy m*th*rf*ckrs who thought they could change the world.
Today the whole team lives inside a hacker house where we build.
No commute, no context switching, just the work.
We are barely starting.
But if you are sitting on an idea right now wondering if it is worth the jump,
this is what six months can look like.
Alexis Lingad retweeted
this is facts - the ppl who have genuine excitement in their eyes are the ones who start bending reality to their will
Honored to be in YSecurity 's Podcast in Silicon Valley!
We talked about a lot of things
from how @KinoSecOfficial is hacking things and finding out the blindspots that billion dollar competitors are missing
to Project:Hades where we are creating a new world where high profile criminals are being hacked continuously making their stay on earth like hell and miserable
Exciting times my friends!
Tons of media, including @YahooFinance is featuring @KinoSecOfficial like crazy.
They talked about how powerful our tool can be than the plain Mythos and any other autonomous pentest tools in the market because of its focus on finding realistic vulnerabilities instead of focusing on ticking the compliance checkboxes.
It's getting out of hand.
Don't miss your chance to discover how a real hacker would hack you!
Replying to @theresidency @KinoSecOfficial
Kevin Mitnick's story is a fascinating example of turning hacking skills into a force for good, his journey is truly inspiring.
Some kids wanted to be astronauts.
I wanted to be Batman.
The part where untouchable people stop being untouchable.
Today, we built it: Project Hades, a cyberweapon to neutralize high-profile criminals.
My story ๐
the super hacker who got kicked out of college builds the .1 hacking agent in the world @KinoSecOfficial
Alexis Lingad retweeted
the super hacker who got kicked out of college builds the .1 hacking agent in the world @KinoSecOfficial
Last Tuesday, I showed a room full of investors how to hack anything with one command.
The whole pitch came down to one slide:
kinosec pentest -t <yourAsset>
Web. API. Network. Cloud. IoT/OT. Robotics. Drones. And many more.
One command. Full external attack surface. No human bottleneck.
Every other tool tests one surface. You get a clean pentest report. Green checkmarks everywhere. And then you get breached because the attacker didn't stay on one surface. They chained a web vulnerability into your cloud, pivoted through an exposed IoT device, and owned your network.
That's the gap. Nobody connects the surfaces. We do.
KinoSec thinks like a real attacker moving across every surface, chaining exploits, finding the kill paths that siloed pentests will never catch.
But the enterprise product is just chapter one.
The endgame? Build the most advanced offensive cyber capability on the planet (next level Palantir) and put it in the hands of the people protecting us.
We sharpen our blade on enterprises today so governments can wield it against the world's most dangerous threats tomorrow.
Grateful to @theresidency SF for the stage and the room full of people who get it.
More soon. @KinoSecOfficial
Alexis Lingad retweeted
watch 10 teams take the stage and prove that all you need is ambition & momentum
the sf sprint reshaped how we support ambitious founders
by building a global accelerator designed to compress momentum
Yesterday, the former CISO of Twitter and Head of Security of Firefox visited @KinoSecOfficial here in SF.
Michael Coates showed up - genuinely curious about what we're building, generous with his time, and ready to guide a young founder through the things that only experience can teach.
We talked about the full attack surface โ not just software (web, API, network, cloud) but hardware too (IoT/OT, drones, robotics). The whole picture. Because every surface you don't test is a blind spot. And blind spots are what attackers live for.
That's what KinoSec is building. Full context. Fully autonomous. Software and hardware. No one's done both yet.
And that's the thing about the best people in cybersecurity. They don't gatekeep. They guide. When you show them a vision that covers ground no one else is covering, they lean in.
Thank you, Michael. The guidance means more than you know.
We're just getting started.
Replying to @_AlexisLingad_ @KinoSecOfficial
Try Now: npm install -g @kinosec/cli
Alexis Lingad retweeted
at the residency, it comes down to one thing: compressing momentum
and this cohort reshaped the way we think about supporting our founders
over the last 5 weeks, 10 teams have been completely locked in on building, distribution, and fundraising at an unusually high velocity
from an 8-figure acquisition offer to $1M ARR, the fruits of their labor will be on display next week
all roads lead to demo day. see you in san francisco on may 19th













