Hashorn

Location · Security Testing Company

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

Burp SuiteOWASP ZAPSemgrepTrivySnykCheckovtfsecNmapMobSFFrida

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.

Book an intro call →