We Built TrollEye to Turn Security Findings Into Lasting Risk Reduction.
Most organizations do not need another dashboard filled with findings. They need a clearer way to understand which exposures matter, mobilize the right teams, and continuously improve their security posture.
Founded in 2019, TrollEye Security combines a unified Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) platform with expert security services and long-term partnership to help organizations move from fragmented visibility to measurable risk reduction.
Security Teams Had More Tools, But Not More Clarity.
TrollEye Security was founded after seeing the same challenge across organizations of every size: security teams were collecting more data, generating more findings, and buying more tools, but still struggling to reduce risk in a measurable way.
Annual assessments became outdated almost as soon as they were delivered. Findings lacked the context needed to determine what actually mattered. Security, IT, and engineering teams worked from different systems, priorities, and definitions of success.
The problem was not simply a lack of visibility. It was the gap between identifying an exposure and mobilizing the organization to address it.
We think like the people trying to break in, so our customers can find and fix weaknesses before attackers do.
Why the Name TrollEye?
From a trolling motor to ethical hacking
A Fishing Boat, a Conversation, and an Ethical Hacking Company.
The name TrollEye came from a conversation about what to call the company. While brainstorming ideas, one of Avery's friends mentioned the trolling motor on his fishing boat. Unlike the main engine, a trolling motor lets anglers quietly move along the shoreline and position the boat exactly where fish are most likely to be found.
The comparison fit surprisingly well. In penetration testing, phishing is one of the most common techniques used to evaluate an organization's security. The connection between fishing, trolling, and offensive security made the name memorable, while "Eye" represented the visibility and insight needed to identify real security risks before attackers could exploit them.
The name stuck, and although TrollEye has grown far beyond its penetration testing roots, it remains a reminder of where the company started and the practical, hands-on approach that still defines us today.
What started as a simple conversation has become a name that reflects our mission: helping organizations see security through an attacker's eyes so they can stay ahead of evolving threats.Security data lived across platforms without a unified view of risk.
Severity scores alone could not show what mattered to the business.
Security teams identified problems but lacked a clear path to resolution.
Annual assessments could not keep pace with continuously changing environments.
From Pure-Play PTaaS to a Platform-First CTEM Company.
TrollEye began as a pure-play Penetration Testing as a Service company, combining recurring ethical hacking with one-time penetration tests delivered through Command Center, our centralized customer platform. As customer needs expanded, the platform and services expanded with them: from managing penetration test findings to supporting broader exposure management and a complete expert-backed CTEM solution.
Pure-Play PTaaS + Command Center
TrollEye launched as a Penetration Testing as a Service company, pairing recurring ethical hacking with one-time penetration tests. From the beginning, customers used Command Center as a centralized place to review findings, collaborate with experts, and track remediation.
- Recurring and one-time penetration testing
- Centralized findings in Command Center
- Expert validation, retesting, and remediation support
Dark Web Analysis
We expanded beyond direct testing to help customers understand external exposure, leaked credentials, and other indicators of risk appearing beyond their controlled environments.
- Dark web analysis
- Credential exposure insight
- Broader external risk visibility
DevSecOps, Managed SIEM & Purple Teaming
TrollEye expanded into DevSecOps first, then added Managed SIEM and Purple Teaming to connect application security, offensive testing, detection, and defensive operations into a more continuous program.
- DevSecOps services
- Managed SIEM
- Purple Teaming and detection validation
Command Center Becomes the Foundation of CTEM
2025 marked a complete technology transformation for Command Center. Rather than simply expanding the existing penetration testing portal, we overhauled the platform and repurposed it into a modern exposure management system built to support Continuous Threat Exposure Management. The new platform extended far beyond tracking findings, bringing security data, assets, business context, prioritization, remediation workflows, and reporting together in one place.
- Complete overhaul of the underlying platform and technology
- Unified exposure management across multiple security disciplines
- Expanded asset inventory, ownership, and business context
- Integrated prioritization, remediation workflows, and reporting
- Foundation established for TrollEye's full CTEM platform
Platform-First CTEM, Backed by Experts
By 2026, TrollEye had evolved into a platform-first cybersecurity company centered on a full Continuous Threat Exposure Management platform. The platform brings together discovery, prioritization, validation, remediation workflows, and reporting in one place, while our experts provide the testing, validation, and mobilization support needed to turn exposure data into measurable risk reduction.
- Full Continuous Threat Exposure Management platform
- Discovery, prioritization, validation, and mobilization in one solution
- Unified exposure workflows, context, and reporting
- Expert-backed testing, validation, and remediation support
What We Believe About Modern Cybersecurity.
The technology has changed. The attackers have changed. Our philosophy has remained the same: measurable risk reduction matters more than producing more activity.
Visibility Is Only the Beginning
Finding an exposure does not reduce risk. Security programs create value by validating findings, assigning ownership, and driving action.
Context Determines Priority
Severity scores alone are not enough. Business impact, exploitability, compensating controls, and asset criticality determine what should be addressed first.
Technology Needs Expertise
Platforms accelerate security, but experienced practitioners provide the judgment, validation, and guidance that turn data into better decisions.
Security Is Continuous
Modern environments change every day. Effective security programs continuously discover, prioritize, validate, mobilize, and improve.
Root Causes Matter
Closing one vulnerability is helpful. Eliminating the process that created hundreds of vulnerabilities creates lasting improvement.
Success Should Be Measurable
We measure success by reduced exposure, smaller backlogs, faster remediation, stronger security programs, and long-term partnerships, not by the number of findings generated.
See Customer OutcomesOur mission is not to help organizations find more security problems. It is to help them solve the right ones.
Building security programs that create measurable business outcomes, not simply more findings.
Leadership Built on Practical Security Experience.
When Avery Rozar founded TrollEye Security in 2019, the goal was not to build another security tool. It was to solve a problem he had repeatedly seen throughout the industry: organizations had no shortage of findings, dashboards, or vendors, but they still struggled to consistently reduce risk.
That observation became the foundation for TrollEye. Instead of focusing solely on identifying vulnerabilities, the company was built around helping organizations understand what matters, validate real-world risk, and work alongside their teams to achieve measurable, long-term improvement.
Today, Avery continues to lead TrollEye with the same philosophy that shaped the company from day one: technology should support people, security should enable the business, and success should always be measured by outcomes.
The best security programs are not the ones with the most tools. They are the ones that consistently reduce risk year after year.
Partnership Over Projects
Long-term relationships create stronger security programs than one-time engagements.
Business Before Technology
Security decisions should align with operational realities and business priorities.
Continuous Improvement
Security maturity comes from consistently improving, not periodically starting over.
Measurable Outcomes
Success is demonstrated through reduced risk, stronger resilience, and better decisions.
Recognized by Industry. Backed by Expertise.
Independent industry recognition and technical credentials help reflect the experience and expertise behind TrollEye Security.
Four 2025 Gartner Research Mentions
TrollEye Security was identified within Gartner research covering Penetration Testing as a Service, application security,and security operations.
Innovation Insight: Penetration Testing as a Service
Recognized within Gartner PTaaS research.
Hype Cycle™ for Application Security
Penetration Testing as a Service category.
Hype Cycle™ for Security Operations
Penetration Testing as a Service category.
Hype Cycle™ for XaaS
Penetration Testing as a Service category.
Credentials Held Across Our Team
TrollEye’s practitioners hold industry-recognized credentials across penetration testing, web application security, network security, security operations, and offensive security.
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