About OVATE

We Think Like Attackers. We Defend Like Owners.

Ovate Security is a UK-based cybersecurity firm built on offensive roots. Our red team background doesn't just inform how we test your defences it's baked into every detection rule we write and every alert we triage.

Security Built Backwards

Most security vendors start with a product and work backwards to a threat model. We started the other way. Ovate was founded by offensive security practitioners people who've spent years finding the gaps that automated tools miss. We built our Managed Detection & Response and Digital Risk Protection services on that same instinct: assume the attacker is already smarter than your tooling, and build accordingly.

“If a rule can't catch what our own red team can do, it's not a good enough rule.”

Our Approach

Proactive, Intelligence-Driven, and Persistent. We don't just check boxes; we close the gaps others miss. Our approach combines rigorous security testing with proactive threat detection engineering and real-time underground intelligence. By monitoring threat actor ecosystems in real time, we transform raw intelligence into active defense neutralizing subtle vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.

Our Mission

To give organisations the same calibre of security thinking that's usually reserved for enterprises with eight-figure security budgets delivered by people who've actually done the offence, not just read about it.

Credentials

Certified to the highest standards

Verified training and industry-recognized certifications from leading security programs.

Certified Ethical Hacker
Offensive Security Certified Professional
OSEP
OSWE
OSWP
OSCE
CREST
ECCPTV2
ECPPT
ECRE
eJPT
EECPTX
ECTHP
ECXD
EWPTV1
EWPTX
Red Team Professional
RT1
C4
CRTE
Certified Ethical Hacker
Offensive Security Certified Professional
OSEP
OSWE
OSWP
OSCE
CREST
ECCPTV2
ECPPT
ECRE
eJPT
EECPTX
ECTHP
ECXD
EWPTV1
EWPTX
Red Team Professional
RT1
C4
CRTE