Kovert was founded in January of 2021. We are a remote-first company with 7 employees located all over Norway. Our specialty is security testing, be it web applications, networks, social engineering, hardware testing or physical penetration testing.
Our core values are
Integrity
Research and Development
Community
Kovert works to deliver quality over quantity, and integrity is in the foundation of our work. To push IT security forward, we have taken on a responsibility to keep aquiring new knowledge and skills, and share these with the community. For this reason, we actively sponsor conferences, non-profits and individuals who contribute to the community.
Although we are a young company, Kovert aims to become one of Europe's leading companies for offensive security within 5 years, and believes that with targeted work based on our core values, we can achieve this.
Kovert was founded by Martin Ingesen. Martin has a master's degree in information security from NTNU and is a certified ethical hacker. He has won a number of competitions in IT security, and has been an expert commentator on several occasions in both radio, TV and podcasts. In February 2021, he was named Norway's best in IT security.
He has many years of experience as a security tester and security consultant, and has, among other things, excelled in the field by winning a number of competitions in IT security. Martin has three times been selected for the Norwegian national team that compete in the EU initiative European Cyber Security Challenge.