2025 was another successful year for Zetier statistically speaking, ranging from mundane to unusual accomplishments. From welcoming 46 new hires including a new head of security and moving into a new 26,000 sq ft headquarters, we invested deliberately in both our people and our infrastructure. Together, these investments position Zetier for continued innovation and deeper partnerships in support of the DoD and Intelligence Community.
One of our most popular initiatives was the expansion of our Security Zoo, which promotes internal security awareness by incentivizing whitehat and greyhat detection and reporting of security lapses. Beyond engagement, this initiative has proven effective at surfacing blind spots including account security, insecure configurations, and credential hygiene. One particularly popular Security Zoo feature is the Wall of Sheep: if someone gains access to an employee’s account (for example, when a workstation is left unlocked), they can notify our Slackbot with /sheep and then lock the machine. This action posts a message in our general channel alerting the team to the lapse and rewards the finder with a bonus, reinforcing positive security behavior while fostering a culture of shared accountability.
Beyond our internal work, Zetier remained committed to making an impact in the broader community. Our State College office had the opportunity to partner with Girl Scout troop #40223 to help them earn their junior cybersecurity badges. This comprises a series of three badges that focus on how computers communicate, strategies to protect your identity and be safe online, and ways to spot cyber crime. The Scouts programmed micro:bits, learned how to make and store strong passwords, created Caesar ciphers, and practiced identifying phishing emails. In the end, ten Scouts obtained all three of their junior cybersecurity badges!
Zetier also encouraged all employees to make open source contributions wherever possible, including publishing content on our blog, presenting at conferences, and contributing to open source projects. Over the past year our engineers made 25 contributions to open source software we rely on every day, including the Linux kernel, unblob, and Binary Ninja. In addition, we publicly released internal projects, such as GhidraDocs, that provide searchable documentation across all Ghidra versions and frida-musl, which ports modern Frida to run on out-of-date hardware.
Zetier was founded by multifaceted engineers and continues to push the boundaries of offensive cybersecurity. We reward initiative, thoughtful risk-taking, and value people who aren’t afraid to probe, break, and prove what others miss. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you: apply here or email recruiting@zetier.com.
