About HELM
AI is incredibly smart, and incredibly dumb.
That contradiction is why HELM exists. We’re a cybersecurity research lab built around a single observation about the modern software landscape.
Our thesis
Code ships at machine speed now. Security hasn’t kept up.
AI-generated code is transforming how fast teams ship. But AI is simultaneously brilliant and blind. It produces functional code riddled with subtle security misses that no linter or static analyzer catches.
These aren’t theoretical risks. They’re logic flaws, broken access controls, unsafe defaults, and trust boundary violations baked into production systems. And they compound. When code ships at machine speed, vulnerabilities accumulate at machine speed too.
HELM exists because the volume and velocity of modern software demands a new kind of security. One that combines deep human expertise with systems that can operate at the same pace. HELM Strike finds what AI introduces. HELM Shield watches for what slips through.
How we work
Principles that guide every engagement.
Depth over breadth
We'd rather find the one critical vulnerability that changes your risk posture than list a hundred informational findings. Manual testing, creative thinking, and real exploitation.
Transparency by default
No black-box reports. Every finding includes full reproduction steps, real severity context, and direct communication with the researcher who found it.
Research-driven
Our team publishes security research, contributes to open-source security tools, and stays on the bleeding edge. That knowledge informs every engagement.
Remediation is the point
A finding that doesn't get fixed is a finding that doesn't matter. We work alongside your team until every critical issue is resolved and verified.
Work with us.
Whether you need a penetration test or want to learn about HELM Shield, we’d like to hear from you.