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Hack The Box
Ethical hacking community and cybersecurity training
- 1001+ employees
- B2C
- B2B
- Training
- Learning
- Cyber Security
- Community
- Folkestone, UK
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Company mission
Hack the Box's mission is to create and connect cyber-ready humans and organisations through highly engaging hacking experiences that cultivate out-of-the-box thinking.
Our take
Cybersecurity attacks have ballooned in number recently, shining a spotlight on the urgent need for tighter, sharper cybersecurity measures. Hack the Box’s response has been to create what they call a ‘massive cyberhacking playground’. It’s a cybersecurity skill platform where B2C users can explore gameified cyber training and penetration testing exercises, engage with the infosec community, and explore careers vacancies. B2B customers can access the same training, with additional administrative features.
All in all, it’s a comprehensive offering that allows Hack the Box to sit at the intersection of two lucrative and growing markets. On the one hand, an increase in people carrying out career pivots towards the tech sector, and pursuing online training opportunities. On the other, an increased business focus on (and investment in) improving cybersecurity postures.
Consequently, Hack the Box has seen substantial growth over the past few years, off the back of considerable funding up to series B. It’s touted as the world’s largest hacking community, with over 1 million users and a growing number of products, including new training programs such as penetration testing labs, and an academy. With demand for these skills rising, and demand for online teaching equally strong, Hack the Box is operating within a strong market with good growth potential.
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Benefits
- Paid paternity/maternity leave
- 25 annual leave days (paid)
- State-of-the-art equipment
- Full access to the Hack The Box lab offerings; so you can learn how to hack 😉
- Flexibility in working hours
- Dedicated budget for training and professional development, participation in conferences
Company values
- Growth & Continuous Learning: HTB loves growth. We encourage personal development, experimentation, and mastery of new skills
- Empowerment & Teamwork: Success is a by-product of good collaboration and an empowered team. We strive to create such an environment
- Hackiness & Innovation: We think outside the box and try to hack our way through by applying innovation and creativity in anything we do
- Fun! We Are Party-People: We aim high and work hard but we don’t miss a chance to laugh, play, party, and have fun!
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2023
$55m
SERIES B
Apr 2021
$10.6m
SERIES A
Total funding: $69.5m
Leadership
James Hooker
(CTO)Worked as a web developer with MSO.net, before taking up a Senior Software Engineer position at Holiday Extras. Alongside this work, also researches and publishes vulnerabilities on open source projects.
Haris Pylarinos
(CEO)Previously Security Engineer at Hellenic Air Force and Systems & Network Engineer at Ibiscus Internet Services and then Naftomar Shipping And Trading Co.
Aris Zikopoulos
(CCO)Has held senior consultancy positions at Altec and Space Hellas, along the way working as head of IT and security services at Velto and channel sales manager at ITWAY Hellas.
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