hackingbyte.com

What It Is

HackingByte is a founder-led cybersecurity consulting firm registered in Casablanca, Morocco, primarily serving SaaS, fintech, and regulated mid-sized companies across Europe, the UK, and Morocco. Its core positioning is to address the disconnect in traditional security services between “technical findings, compliance gaps, and business impact.” It brings offensive security (penetration testing/red teaming), GRC consulting, and security assessments under one team, eliminating the communication overhead of piecing together multiple vendors.

Core Features (by Category)

• Protection & Testing: Provides penetration testing across external, internal, Web/API, mobile, and cloud environments, as well as objective-driven red team engagements (supporting the TIBER-EU/CBEST/DORA TLPT frameworks). It emphasizes hands-on testing by senior specialists and reproducible evidence, rather than piles of scanner-generated reports.
• Compliance & Governance: Offers compliance-readiness consulting and virtual CISO services for ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIS 2, DORA, and GDPR, ensuring controls can both pass audits and withstand real-world attacks.
• Management & Alerts: Uses an original “three-piece” delivery model: technical reports for engineers, risk briefings for executives/boards, and action plans with priorities and owners. During engagements, it commits to escalating critical vulnerabilities within four hours.

Pricing

Uses fixed pricing based on scope, rejecting day-rate billing and tool resale. Pricing depends on the asset attack surface, compliance scope, and depth of evidence required, with a price range determined during the assessment stage and no hidden fees.

Pros and Cons

Pros: Delivered end-to-end by senior experts, with direct founder oversight; independent and objective, with no tool sales or vendor conflicts of interest; combines CVSS scoring with business impact for strong practicality; provides a one-stop solution for testing, compliance, and executive reporting.
Cons: Does not offer free pilots; may be a relatively high barrier for very early-stage startups; does not resell security products; remote delivery by default, with limited on-site support.

Who It’s For

SaaS, fintech, and regulated mid-sized companies that have moved beyond the seed stage and are facing real customer security questionnaires, regulatory audit pressure (such as ISO/SOC 2/DORA), or M&A due diligence.

China Access

Unknown. The official website is mainly aimed at the European and Moroccan markets and does not mention China-related business or network connectivity.