Alexis Lingad

CEO of KinoSec(dot)ai backed by @TheResidency Vienna | Author | 158K+ YT Subs | Startup of the Year 2018 | Hacker Games Champion '15 & '17

[Alexis Lingad @_AlexisLingad_]

We just launched @KinoSecOfficial's CLI.

One line of command. Full penetration test. Done.

No dashboards to click through. No 47-step setup wizard. No waiting 3 weeks for a consulting firm to send you a PDF.

Just:

kinosec pentest --target yourdomain(.)com

That's it. That's the pentest.

But here's what makes this different from every other "automated security" tool out there:

1. 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 pentest 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Most platforms pick a lane — web apps, or network, or cloud. They test their corner and hand you a report.

But here's the problem: what if the vulnerability isn't where they're looking?

Your web app pentest comes back clean. Great. But the real entry point was a misconfigured network service that chains into your API layer. A web-only tool would never see it. A network-only tool would find the misconfiguration but wouldn't know what it connects to.

That's the blind spot. Single-domain tools can't connect context across surfaces — because they only speak one language.

KinoSec covers the full attack surface. Web. API. Cloud. Network. IoT. OT. Drones. Robotics. Not just for coverage — but because real security problems don't live in one domain. They chain across them.

And if your tool can't see the full picture, it's solving the wrong problem.

2. 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿. 𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿.

Our architecture models why a hacker would chain certain exploits together — not just what CVEs exist. It understands business context, prioritizes like a senior pentester would, and finds paths that signature-based tools miss entirely.

One command. Every surface. Human reasoning.

That's the standard we're setting.

Try it → https://t.co/p18wXF6L9m

[Alexis Lingad @_AlexisLingad_]

Honored to be in YSecurity 's Podcast in Silicon Valley!

We talked about a lot of things

from how @KinoSecOfficial is hacking things and finding out the blindspots that billion dollar competitors are missing

to Project:Hades where we are creating a new world where high profile criminals are being hacked continuously making their stay on earth like hell and miserable

Exciting times my friends!

[Alexis Lingad @_AlexisLingad_]

Tons of media, including @YahooFinance is featuring @KinoSecOfficial like crazy.

They talked about how powerful our tool can be than the plain Mythos and any other autonomous pentest tools in the market because of its focus on finding realistic vulnerabilities instead of focusing on ticking the compliance checkboxes.

It's getting out of hand.

Don't miss your chance to discover how a real hacker would hack you!

[Naveen @heynaavi]

@theresidency @KinoSecOfficial Kevin Mitnick's story is a fascinating example of turning hacking skills into a force for good, his journey is truly inspiring.

[Alexis Lingad @_AlexisLingad_]

Some kids wanted to be astronauts.
I wanted to be Batman.

The part where untouchable people stop being untouchable.

Today, we built it: Project Hades, a cyberweapon to neutralize high-profile criminals.

My story 👇

[the residency @theresidency]

the super hacker who got kicked out of college builds the .1 hacking agent in the world @KinoSecOfficial

[the residency @theresidency]

the super hacker who got kicked out of college builds the .1 hacking agent in the world @KinoSecOfficial

[Alexis Lingad @_AlexisLingad_]

Last Tuesday, I showed a room full of investors how to hack anything with one command.

The whole pitch came down to one slide:

kinosec pentest -t <yourAsset>

Web. API. Network. Cloud. IoT/OT. Robotics. Drones. And many more.

One command. Full external attack surface. No human bottleneck.

Every other tool tests one surface. You get a clean pentest report. Green checkmarks everywhere. And then you get breached because the attacker didn't stay on one surface. They chained a web vulnerability into your cloud, pivoted through an exposed IoT device, and owned your network.

That's the gap. Nobody connects the surfaces. We do.

KinoSec thinks like a real attacker moving across every surface, chaining exploits, finding the kill paths that siloed pentests will never catch.

But the enterprise product is just chapter one.

The endgame? Build the most advanced offensive cyber capability on the planet (next level Palantir) and put it in the hands of the people protecting us.

We sharpen our blade on enterprises today so governments can wield it against the world's most dangerous threats tomorrow.

Grateful to @theresidency SF for the stage and the room full of people who get it.

More soon. @KinoSecOfficial

[the residency @theresidency]

watch 10 teams take the stage and prove that all you need is ambition &amp; momentum

the sf sprint reshaped how we support ambitious founders

by building a global accelerator designed to compress momentum

[Alexis Lingad @_AlexisLingad_]

https://t.co/HeG7ANILbO

[Alexis Lingad @_AlexisLingad_]

Yesterday, the former CISO of Twitter and Head of Security of Firefox visited @KinoSecOfficial here in SF.

Michael Coates showed up - genuinely curious about what we're building, generous with his time, and ready to guide a young founder through the things that only experience can teach.

We talked about the full attack surface — not just software (web, API, network, cloud) but hardware too (IoT/OT, drones, robotics). The whole picture. Because every surface you don't test is a blind spot. And blind spots are what attackers live for.

That's what KinoSec is building. Full context. Fully autonomous. Software and hardware. No one's done both yet.

And that's the thing about the best people in cybersecurity. They don't gatekeep. They guide. When you show them a vision that covers ground no one else is covering, they lean in.

Thank you, Michael. The guidance means more than you know.

We're just getting started.

[Alexis Lingad @_AlexisLingad_]

@KinoSecOfficial Try Now: npm install -g @kinosec/cli

[Alexis Lingad @_AlexisLingad_]

We just launched @KinoSecOfficial's CLI.

One line of command. Full penetration test. Done.

No dashboards to click through. No 47-step setup wizard. No waiting 3 weeks for a consulting firm to send you a PDF.

Just:

kinosec pentest --target yourdomain(.)com

That's it. That's the pentest.

But here's what makes this different from every other "automated security" tool out there:

1. 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 pentest 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Most platforms pick a lane — web apps, or network, or cloud. They test their corner and hand you a report.

But here's the problem: what if the vulnerability isn't where they're looking?

Your web app pentest comes back clean. Great. But the real entry point was a misconfigured network service that chains into your API layer. A web-only tool would never see it. A network-only tool would find the misconfiguration but wouldn't know what it connects to.

That's the blind spot. Single-domain tools can't connect context across surfaces — because they only speak one language.

KinoSec covers the full attack surface. Web. API. Cloud. Network. IoT. OT. Drones. Robotics. Not just for coverage — but because real security problems don't live in one domain. They chain across them.

And if your tool can't see the full picture, it's solving the wrong problem.

2. 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿. 𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿.

Our architecture models why a hacker would chain certain exploits together — not just what CVEs exist. It understands business context, prioritizes like a senior pentester would, and finds paths that signature-based tools miss entirely.

One command. Every surface. Human reasoning.

That's the standard we're setting.

Try it → https://t.co/p18wXF6L9m

[the residency @theresidency]

at the residency, it comes down to one thing: compressing momentum

and this cohort reshaped the way we think about supporting our founders

over the last 5 weeks, 10 teams have been completely locked in on building, distribution, and fundraising at an unusually high velocity

from an 8-figure acquisition offer to $1M ARR, the fruits of their labor will be on display next week

all roads lead to demo day. see you in san francisco on may 19th

[Alexis Lingad @_AlexisLingad_]

We're building something for hackers who want to fight back.

Not a course. Not a certification. A weapon.

AI-powered attacks are hitting companies every single day. Most don't even know it happened. The people who can stop it are out there — they just don't have the right tool yet.

That's what we've been building.

If you're a hacker who gives a damn about what's coming — stay tuned for what's coming in the next few days.

[KinoSec.ai @KinoSecOfficial]

How did a black-box pentesting platform score higher than tools with full access to the source code?

We hacked our way in.

Our agent found an exploit that exposed the source code — then used it to solve challenges that were designed for white-box tools.

Read that again.

We didn't need the code to be handed to us.
We stole it.
The way an actual attacker would.

That's the difference between a scanner and a hacker.

A scanner checks what it's told to check.
A hacker finds a way.
KinoSec found a way.

#1 overall.
104 challenges.
Above every AI platform.
Above every human pentester — including a principal-level red teamer with 20+ years of experience.

[Alexis Lingad @_AlexisLingad_]

@theresidency @KinoSecOfficial 🔥

[the residency @theresidency]

introducing @KinoSecOfficial

they are building the Palantir of offensive cyber operations

phase 1: zeus, replaces slow and manual penetration testing with fully autonomous hacking. zeus is currently ranked as the best autonomous hacker in the world across multiple industry benchmarks

phase 2: extends their capabilities into drones, IoT, and critical infrastructure defence

phase 3: unifies it all

[Alexis Lingad @_AlexisLingad_]

@georgiaweidman , one of the legends in the hacker industry is joining @KinoSecOfficial 's Board of Advisory!
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Growing up as a hacker, her book Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking was one of the books that shaped me — alongside Kevin Mitnick's work. These were the people I looked up to while I was still figuring out how to break into my first lab environment.
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Fast forward to today, and she said yes to advising a couple of youngsters in Silicon Valley (in @theresidency ) who are trying to save humanity from AI Doomsday.
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I still have to pinch myself sometimes.
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Here's the reality nobody wants to talk about: AI is building software. AI is writing infrastructure. AI is making decisions. And the attack surface is expanding faster than any human security team can keep up with.
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We're entering an era where the things we build can outpace our ability to secure them. That's not science fiction. That's Tuesday.
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That's what we're solving at KinoSec — autonomous penetration testing that moves at the speed of AI. Because if the threats are autonomous, the defense has to be too.
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And having someone like Georgia in our corner? That's not just validation. That's a signal that the people who built this industry believe in what comes next.
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More legend advisors are joining us in saving humanity from AI Doomsday so stay tuned!!!
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The AI Doomsday is not coming. It's already here. We're just the ones crazy enough to fight it. 🔒.

[Alexis Lingad @_AlexisLingad_]

Super excited with this massive video launch for @KinoSecOfficial !