# Ferruh Mavituna

> Ferruh Mavituna is the founder and Strategic Advisor of Invicti Security and the founder of Netsparker. A developer and penetration tester, he began building Netsparker in 2006 to reduce the manual work caused by inaccurate security scans. Netsparker launched as a business in 2009 and later joined Acunetix under Invicti. His public work spans security research, technical writing, conference talks and company leadership.

- **Role:** Founder & Strategic Advisor at Invicti Security
- **Organizations:** Invicti Security, Netsparker, Portcullis Computer Security
- **Nationality:** Turkish
- **Education:** Technical high school graduate; self-reported in January 2004
- **Known for:** Created Netsparker and its Proof-Based Scanning technology., Led Netsparker when it received the 2018 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade., Led Netsparker at the announcement of $40 million in Turn/River financing in 2018.

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Working in web application security, according to his conference biography.
- **2004** — Described freelance programming and web security work in a Turkish interview.
- **2006** — Began developing Netsparker after encountering inaccurate automated security scans.
- **2009** — Established the business behind Netsparker.
- **2018** — Netsparker announced $40 million in Turn/River financing and received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. Netsparker and Acunetix came together in the business that became Invicti.
- **2021** — Invicti announced a $625 million growth investment led by Summit Partners while Mavituna was founder and CEO.
- **2021-2022** — Moved into a Strategic Advisor role as Michael George succeeded him as CEO; the release carries a November 18, 2021 dateline and February 10, 2022 page date.
- **2026** — Invicti’s current leadership page lists him as Founder & Strategic Advisor.

## Achievements

- Created Netsparker and its Proof-Based Scanning technology.
- Led Netsparker when it received the 2018 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.
- Led Netsparker at the announcement of $40 million in Turn/River financing in 2018.
- Was Invicti founder and CEO at the announcement of a $625 million Summit-led growth investment in October 2021.
- Authored technical security articles, including an SQL injection cheat sheet and writing on secure framework choices.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research check: Invicti’s leadership page continues to list Mavituna as Founder & Strategic Advisor. His public LinkedIn profile lists the Los Angeles metropolitan area. This is a verification date, not a newly announced appointment.

## Links

- Website: https://ferruh.mavituna.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fmavituna/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/fmavituna

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