Irvine's h00dies Launches Three New Security Platforms
Irvine-Based Cybersecurity Startup h00dies Launches AI-Native Security Platforms and Joins OC Startup Community
Built on real-world enterprise security experience, h00dies is bringing an attacker's perspective to emerging and established businesses.
IRVINE, Calif. — h00dies, an Irvine-based cybersecurity startup developed within Solomon America, is expanding its presence in the cybersecurity market with three proprietary AI-native security platforms and a growing portfolio of professional security services.
The company recently joined the Orange County Startup Council community as part of its efforts to connect with local technology companies, founders, and industry partners.
From Enterprise Security Experience to Purpose-Built Technology
h00dies brings together ethical hackers and experienced cybersecurity professionals with backgrounds in enterprise security operations, penetration testing, threat intelligence, and incident response.
The venture emerged from a practical observation: organizations often invest in multiple security tools yet still struggle to understand their actual exposure, determine which vulnerabilities matter most, and confirm whether remediation efforts have worked.
To address these challenges, h00dies has developed three complementary security platforms:
External Attack Surface Management (EASM) continuously discovers internet-facing assets, including systems that may fall outside an organization's existing IT inventory.
Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) helps teams prioritize security exposures and verify remediation effectiveness.
Intelligent Cloud Email Security (ICES) focuses on detecting business email compromise, account takeover, and other threats targeting Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace environments.
The products reflect h00dies' approach of combining AI-driven analysis with an attacker's perspective and human security expertise.
The team's work has also produced measurable results. In one engagement involving the North American operations of a global automaker, h00dies helped identify more than 5,000 externally exposed digital assets over a three-month period, improving visibility into previously unmanaged systems and potential security risks.
Cybersecurity Lessons for Growing Companies
Although much of h00dies' experience comes from large enterprise environments, the team believes the underlying cybersecurity challenges are relevant to companies of every size.
Startups frequently move quickly, adopting cloud platforms, deploying applications, and connecting third-party services as they grow. Over time, this can introduce security blind spots that are difficult to track without dedicated security resources.
For founders and technology leaders, h00dies recommends starting with three questions:
Do we know which of our systems and services are exposed to the internet?
Are our business email and cloud accounts adequately protected?
When vulnerabilities are identified, do we verify that they have actually been resolved?
These basic questions can help organizations develop a more disciplined security approach without requiring a large internal security team.
Connecting with the Orange County Technology Community
As h00dies continues developing its technology and expanding its business, Orange County represents an important community for collaboration.
The team looks forward to exchanging ideas with local founders, engineering leaders, managed service providers, and cybersecurity professionals. Beyond commercial partnerships, h00dies hopes to contribute practical security knowledge and lessons from real-world enterprise environments.
Through its participation in the OC Startup Council, h00dies aims to become an active member of the regional technology ecosystem and support the development of more resilient businesses.
About h00dies
Headquartered in Irvine, California, h00dies develops AI-native cybersecurity platforms and provides offensive security consulting, cyber threat intelligence, and incident response services. Its approach combines proprietary technology with hands-on security expertise to help organizations discover, validate, and address cybersecurity risks.
SOURCE: h00dies