ABOUT / TEAM
Built by attackers. Made for defenders.
Assail turns 26 years of offensive security experience into autonomous AI that thinks, adapts, and operates like a real adversary.
TRADECRAFT, NOT THEORY
26 years of offensive security experience behind the work.
ABOUT / TEAM
Built by attackers. Made for defenders.
Assail turns 26 years of offensive security experience into autonomous AI that thinks, adapts, and operates like a real adversary.
TRADECRAFT, NOT THEORY
26 years of offensive security experience behind the work.
ABOUT / TEAM
Built by attackers. Made for defenders.
Assail turns 26 years of offensive security experience into autonomous AI that thinks, adapts, and operates like a real adversary.
TRADECRAFT, NOT THEORY
26 years of offensive security experience behind the work.
ASSAIL / BUILT BY PRACTITIONERS
Experience is
our foundation.
26 years of offensive tradecraft. One team building what comes next.
Assail brings offensive security, AI research, and engineering together. Our experience comes from testing the systems that enterprises and governments depend on, and learning how real attackers operate.
That practitioner perspective shapes Ares. We turn adversarial expertise into autonomous testing, backed by the people who build the technology and help customers put the evidence to work.
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ASSAIL / BUILT BY PRACTITIONERS
Experience is
our foundation.
26 years of offensive tradecraft. One team building what comes next.
Assail brings offensive security, AI research, and engineering together. Our experience comes from testing the systems that enterprises and governments depend on, and learning how real attackers operate.
That practitioner perspective shapes Ares. We turn adversarial expertise into autonomous testing, backed by the people who build the technology and help customers put the evidence to work.
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ASSAIL / BUILT BY PRACTITIONERS
Experience is
our foundation.
26 years of offensive tradecraft. One team building what comes next.
Assail brings offensive security, AI research, and engineering together. Our experience comes from testing the systems that enterprises and governments depend on, and learning how real attackers operate.
That practitioner perspective shapes Ares. We turn adversarial expertise into autonomous testing, backed by the people who build the technology and help customers put the evidence to work.
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20+
20+
Experts across security, AI, engineering
Experts across security, AI, engineering
Experts across security, AI, engineering
8+
8+
Specialized disciplines working as one
Specialized disciplines working as one
Specialized
disciplines working
as one
5+
5+
Countries represented across the team
Countries represented across the team
Countries
represented across
the team
THE ASSAIL STORY
Tradecraft
From offensive expertise to a continuous advantage for defenders.
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26 years of offense
Breaking into the systems enterprises depend on, and learning how real attackers operate.
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An uncomfortable truth
Defenders are talented, but outnumbered, outpaced, and fighting an asymmetric battle.
03
Assail was born
We set out to turn decades of offensive expertise into a continuous advantage for defenders.
04
Ares came to life
That tradecraft became autonomous: AI that thinks, adapts, and operates like an adversary.
Decades of experience. One shared mission.
THE ASSAIL STORY
Tradecraft
From offensive expertise to a continuous advantage for defenders.
01
26 years of offense
Breaking into the systems enterprises depend on, and learning how real attackers operate.
02
An uncomfortable truth
Defenders are talented, but outnumbered, outpaced, and fighting an asymmetric battle.
03
Assail was born
We set out to turn decades of offensive expertise into a continuous advantage for defenders.
04
Ares came to life
That tradecraft became autonomous: AI that thinks, adapts, and operates like an adversary.
Decades of experience. One shared mission.
THE ASSAIL STORY
Tradecraft
From offensive expertise to a continuous advantage for defenders.
01
26 years of offense
Breaking into the systems enterprises depend on, and learning how real attackers operate.
02
An uncomfortable truth
Defenders are talented, but outnumbered, outpaced, and fighting an asymmetric battle.
03
Assail was born
We set out to turn decades of offensive expertise into a continuous advantage for defenders.
04
Ares came to life
That tradecraft became autonomous: AI that thinks, adapts, and operates like an adversary.
Decades of experience. One shared mission.
ASSAIL / THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PLATFORM
The people behind Assail.
A leadership team combining offensive security, AI engineering, compliance, operations, and go-to-market expertise.
Melissa Knight
Executive Director, Customer Success
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Alissa Knight
CEO
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Carolina Ruiz
Chief Compliance Officer
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Ilir Osmanaj
Chief AI Officer
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Kelly Michaud
Director, Marketing
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Lirak Rushiti
VP, Engineering
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Ian Penny
Non-Executive Director / Board of Directors
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Kenneth Bible
Non-Executive Director / Board of Directors
Read biography
ASSAIL / THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PLATFORM
The people behind Assail.
A leadership team combining offensive security, AI engineering, compliance, operations, and go-to-market expertise.
Melissa Knight
Executive Director, Customer Success
Read biography
Alissa Knight
CEO
Read biography
Carolina Ruiz
Chief Compliance Officer
Read biography
Ilir Osmanaj
Chief AI Officer
Read biography
Kelly Michaud
Director, Marketing
Read biography
Lirak Rushiti
VP, Engineering
Read biography
Ian Penny
Non-Executive Director / Board of Directors
Read biography
Kenneth Bible
Non-Executive Director / Board of Directors
Read biography
ASSAIL / THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PLATFORM
The people behind Assail.
A leadership team combining offensive security, AI engineering, compliance, operations, and go-to-market expertise.
Melissa Knight
Executive Director, Customer Success
Read biography
Alissa Knight
CEO
Read biography
Carolina Ruiz
Chief Compliance Officer
Read biography
Ilir Osmanaj
Chief AI Officer
Read biography
Kelly Michaud
Director, Marketing
Read biography
Lirak Rushiti
VP, Engineering
Read biography
Ian Penny
Non-Executive Director / Board of Directors
Read biography
Kenneth Bible
Non-Executive Director / Board of Directors
Read biography
TALK TO ASSAIL
Get to know Assail. Bring your questions.
Talk with our team about our approach, your environment, and what comes next.
Your environment. Your objectives. A mission built around both.