Hoplon InfoSec doesn't publish individual operator names. Protecting clients sometimes means protecting the people doing the protecting so we let our case files, credentials, and coverage speak for the team.
Our approach
We work in security. Naming an operator on a client's investigation creates risk for the operator and the client. So we don't.
Instead, we publish what we can: the bar to operate here, what the team holds, where we cover, and what we've shipped.
Engagement record
Representative engagements from the last 24 months. Client identifiers are redacted at client direction; outcomes and approach are intact.
Each file shows the situation we walked into, the approach the team took, and what the client walked away with.
Industrial Manufacturing
Approach
Rapid containment via network segmentation, parallel forensic timeline, and a negotiation stall while clean recovery prepared from immutable backups.
Outcome
Operations fully restored in 72 hours. Zero ransom paid. Root cause traced to an unpatched VPN appliance; hardening roadmap delivered with retest at 90 days.
B2B SaaS
Approach
Multi-vector campaign phishing entry, AD enumeration, privilege escalation through misconfigured service accounts. Realistic threat-actor TTPs throughout.
Outcome
Domain admin obtained in 38 hours. Remediation roadmap aligned to audit timeline. SOC 2 Type II cleared without findings; Series C closed on schedule.
Regional Healthcare Network
Approach
Unified policy framework, gap assessment, technical controls roadmap. Tier 1/2/3 SOC reorganization. Vendor consolidation across the four legacy postures.
Outcome
HITRUST certified in 7 months. Audit findings down 84% year over year. Cyber-insurance premium reduced 22% at renewal.
Mid-market Banking
Approach
Zero-trust IAM design, infrastructure-as-code controls, automated drift detection. Continuous regulator briefings throughout the migration.
Outcome
Migration completed on time. Passed first post-migration FFIEC examination without findings. Annual cost-to-comply reduced 34%.
National Retail Chain
Approach
Coordinated vendor and client response, forensic image collection across regions, parallel rebuild guidance for affected POS systems.
Outcome
Full operational recovery in 5 days. Zero confirmed customer payment data exfiltrated. Vendor relationship restructured with revised security terms.
State Government
Approach
Authenticated and unauthenticated testing, targeted social engineering, physical security review of polling-site infrastructure.
Outcome
Twenty-three findings identified; 21 remediated before election day. Independent post-election attestation issued; no integrity incidents reported.
How we engage
Every case in the record above moved through this loop. Different timelines, different stacks, same four steps so you always know what we're doing this week, what we did last, and what comes next.
Phase
Threat model, success criteria, rules of engagement, and a written kickoff brief signed by both sides before a single packet leaves our lab. Nothing starts until the brief is signed.
Phase
Operators run the work to plan, with daily standups for time-critical engagements and weekly briefs for longer programs. You never have to ask where we are.
Phase
Written report in plain English. Executive summary, technical detail, remediation roadmap, and a live walk-through with your team so two audiences can act on the same document.
Phase
Free retest of remediated findings within 90 days. The engagement isn't done until the fixes hold up under the same test that surfaced them.
Selection standards
You may not see our team's names, but you can see what it takes to be on it. Six non-negotiable standards, every operator, every engagement.
Out of every 100 candidates who reach a technical interview, fewer than five join the team.
No first-job hires. Every operator has shipped under pressure in production environments before joining.
Three or more recognized credentials per operator, with at least one current in their primary discipline.
Structured ramp through internal labs and mentor pairing billable only once cleared on live scenarios.
Full background investigation required before any access to client environments is granted.
Screen, interview, eight-hour graded lab, panel review, and clearance 9 to 14 weeks before signing.
By the numbers
What you can verify about who's defending your environment without identifying a single operator. Each measurement is independently checkable when you engage us.
Before we engage
Short, honest answers to the questions the “no individual names” approach raises. If yours isn't here, ask it on the call.
Two reasons. First, active engagements often involve adversaries who target the people doing the work public profiles create a targeting surface we don't give them. Second, many clients prefer their engagement remain confidential, and naming our team makes that harder to maintain. We measure ourselves through credentials, coverage, and case files instead.
Average field experience across the team is 12 years. Every operator holds three or more industry certifications. Acceptance rate from technical-interview candidates is under 5%. None of this changes between engagements the standards apply to whoever is on your account.
Yes. We routinely arrange a working call with the senior operator who will lead your engagement so you can scope, ask questions, and decide whether the fit is right. We just don't publish their identity afterward.
A named-internally lead and a sized pod chosen for your stack and threat profile. You receive a written engagement brief that identifies the operators by internal role (Lead, IR Analyst, Reverse Engineer, etc.) along with their certifications and tenure. You always know who you're working with the part you don't get is a public profile.
Yes under NDA and only with the prior client's consent. Many of the engagements in our case files have references available; we'll connect you directly during scoping. We never share references without explicit permission.
Every engagement has a named escalation path: lead operator → engagement director → managing partner. Phone numbers and email aliases are issued at kickoff. Retainer clients additionally get a 24/7 hotline with under-15-minute triage acknowledgement.
Ready when you are
A 30-minute call is enough to scope the right engagement. No sales deck, no checklist questionnaire just a conversation about what you're protecting and where it hurts most if it breaks.