# Synack Red Team

> The Synack Red Team (SRT) is the private community of more than 1,500 vetted independent security researchers powering Synack’s penetration-testing services. Synack combines their investigations with its testing platform and Sara AI Pentesting for enterprise and government customers. SRT is a community within Synack, Inc., rather than a separately funded company.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Redwood City, United States
- **Founders:** Jay Kaplan (Synack co-founder and CEO), Mark Kuhr (Synack co-founder and CTO)
- **Products:** Synack Red Team, Synack Platform, SynackST, Synack14/365, Sara Pentest
- **Notable:** More than 1,500 vetted SRT researchers, according to current Synack materials., FedRAMP Marketplace lists the Synack On-Demand Security Testing Platform at Moderate, certified since December 19, 2023., Synack’s Jack Henry case study reports a planned year of tests completed in three months.

## Products & services

- **Synack Red Team** — Vetted independent researchers conducting authorized vulnerability discovery, structured testing missions and patch verification.
- **Synack Platform** — PTaaS software for managing testing activity, findings, reporting, integrations and remediation workflows.
- **SynackST** — Human-led standard penetration testing for defined compliance needs; published starting price $10,283 plus the required platform.
- **Synack14/365** — Team-based penetration testing over 14 or 365 days; one Synack14 test starts at $27,120 plus the required platform.
- **Sara Pentest** — Agentic AI testing for hosts and web applications, with Synack triage verification of exploitable findings; published starting price $4,181 plus the platform.
- **AI and LLM penetration testing** — Researcher testing for prompt injection, insecure output handling, excessive agency and other testable AI application flaws.
- **Advanced security testing** — Offerings include red team operations, social engineering, attack surface management and zero-day response.

## Achievements

- More than 1,500 vetted SRT researchers, according to current Synack materials.
- FedRAMP Marketplace lists the Synack On-Demand Security Testing Platform at Moderate, certified since December 19, 2023.
- Synack’s Jack Henry case study reports a planned year of tests completed in three months.
- Synack and NetSPI completed their merger on October 5, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — NetSPI and Synack completed their merger on October 5; existing SRT access and programs continue at close.
- **2026-06** — Synack expanded CREST certification pathways into SRT.
- **2025-11** — Sara Pentest launched November 17, adding agentic AI testing for web applications and hosts.

## Links

- Website: https://www.synack.com/red-team/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/synack-red-team/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/SynackRedTeam
- GitHub: https://github.com/synack
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/synackofficial/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/synack

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Last updated: 2026-10-16