Global Premium Cyber Security & Penetration Testing Consultancy
An elite technical security consultancy providing high-assurance penetration testing and audit-ready compliance frameworks for global enterprises, trusted by regulated organisations across financial services, healthcare, and the wider public and private sectors.
Our Mission
To provide high-growth enterprises and critical infrastructure with real-world adversary simulations that eliminate vulnerabilities before attackers strike. We deliver actionable security intelligence through manual exploitation, not automated scanning.
Our Vision
To be the trusted cybersecurity partner for regulated industries worldwide, setting the standard for offensive security excellence through zero false positives, senior-only operators, and compliance-ready deliverables.
What makes RawSecLabs different
Regulated Clients
Across financial services, retail, SaaS, and regulated sectors
Security Projects
Delivered since founding, from pentests to compliance audits
Senior Consultants
No junior pass-through, no offshore relabel, senior-only delivery
Waqar Asghar
Waqar leads the firm from Toronto. He still does technical work alongside the consulting team and writes for the RawSecLabs research publication. The combination of practitioner experience and business leadership is the differentiator he wanted RawSecLabs to be built around.
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Global Delivery
UK, EU, US, and Middle East engagements
Accreditations & Framework Alignment
RawSecLabs operators maintain the most rigorous offensive cyber certifications in the industry.
Global Standards
Offensive Red Teamers
Auditor-Ready Format
ASVS & SP 800-115
Our Core Values
The principles that shape every engagement, every report, and every client relationship.
Security-first mindset
We prioritise security in everything we touch—our work, our advice, and the way we handle client data. Threat modelling is part of how we think, not an extra service.
Independence
We sell consulting, not software licences. Our recommendations are vendor-neutral and based on what your environment actually needs, not what is profitable for us to resell.
Plain English
Findings explained without jargon. Reports the board can read. Risk articulated in terms that translate to business decisions, not just technical severity ratings.
Senior consultants only
Every engagement is led by a senior consultant who has done the work before. No junior pass-through, no offshore relabel, no name-bait-and-switch.
Pragmatism over theatre
Compliance work that produces real improvement, not just audit-ready paperwork. Pentests that find what attackers would find, not noise that fills page count.
Long client relationships
Most of our clients return year on year. We optimise for the long relationship, not the transactional engagement, which means giving honest advice even when it loses us a sale.
Strategic Partners
We work alongside specialist partners where complementary expertise serves the client better.
Specialized security solutions and advisory services
Consulting and workforce solutions
Protecting Assets in 24+ Jurisdictions
From fast-growing YC startups in Silicon Valley to major financial institutions in London and decentralized protocol foundations in Zurich, RawSecLabs operates seamlessly across global time zones under standardized rules of engagement.
Let's talk about your security programme.
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