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Security Testing Company in Toronto
Toronto has become Canada's largest tech hub, anchored by Shopify, OpenText, and a fast-growing SaaS and AI startup scene. The city's engineering market values senior talent and is comfortable with offshore-augmented teams, especially for fast-growth product work. Hashorn works as your security testing company for teams in Toronto and across Canada. Threat modelling, code review, API and cloud security testing built into the same sprint that ships features.
UTC-5 gives Toronto the same morning / India-evening overlap as New York, with a 5-hour gap to London and an 8-hour gap to the UAE.
Local context
What the market looks like
Why our delivery model is shaped for buyers in this market.
Strong SaaS and AI startup ecosystem; comfortable hiring through nearshore and offshore models.
Mature compliance and security expectations driven by Canadian financial-services and healthcare buyers.
Growing demand for QA automation and security testing capacity as products scale into enterprise contracts.
Who we work with
Typical buyers
Toronto- and Waterloo-corridor SaaS and AI startups.
Canadian financial-services and healthcare product teams.
Agencies and consultancies serving enterprise clients across Canada.
What you get
As your security testing company
Threat modelling, code review, API and cloud security testing built into the same sprint that ships features.
Threat model and prioritised risk register
Code, API, web, mobile, and cloud testing
Severity-rated findings with reproductions and fixes
Re-test and release sign-off
SDLC recommendations baked into your sprint
Optional SAST/DAST tooling rollout
How we deliver
Our process
Senior engineers run the work. AI handles the scaffolding. Weekly demos keep things honest.
01
Threat model
Map the trust boundaries, sensitive assets, and the realistic attacker model for the product.
02
Test
Manual and tool-assisted testing — code review, API, web, mobile, cloud — to the OWASP and CIS baselines.
03
Report
Severity-rated findings with reproductions, fixes, and verification steps.
04
Retest
Re-test fixes, sign off the release, and roll learnings into your SDLC.
Stack
Tools and technologies
FAQ
Questions clients ask before we start.
Building in Toronto? Let's talk.
Tell us what you're building, we'll tell you how we'd ship it.