$4.99M
Global average cost of a data breach — a record high, up 12% in a year.
Cybersecurity consulting & penetration testing · Switzerland Where threats break.
Point Break Security is a Swiss cybersecurity firm. We help organizations set their cyber strategy, meet their obligations and prove their defenses — from the boardroom to hands-on testing of their infrastructure.
- Swiss-based & independentVendor-neutral advice under Swiss law
- Senior expertsThe people who scope the work do the work
- Offense-informedHands-on testing shapes every recommendation
- Built for regulationISO 27001, nDSG, GDPR, NIS2, DORA, FINMA
The landscape
The cost of being unprepared has never been higher.
31%
of breaches now begin with an exploited vulnerability — for the first time, the leading way in.
247days
Average time to identify and contain a breach.
Services
From cyber strategy to hands-on testing.
Six service lines, one accountable partner. Engage us for a single assessment or across the full lifecycle of your security program.
01 · Advise
Cyber strategy & advisory
Set a clear direction and turn security into an asset the board can steer — with priorities, budgets and an operating model that fit your business.
- Cyber strategy and target operating model
- Maturity assessments against NIST CSF 2.0 and ISO/IEC 27001
- Board and executive advisory
- Fractional CISO leadership
- Security program and budget planning
- Cyber due diligence for M&A and investments
02 · Govern
Governance, risk & compliance
Know your risks, meet your obligations and prove it — with controls that work in practice, not only on paper.
- Cyber-risk assessment and quantification
- ISO/IEC 27001 implementation and audit readiness
- Swiss nDSG and EU GDPR data protection
- NIS2, DORA and FINMA requirements
- Third-party and supply-chain risk management
- Policies, standards and security awareness
03 · Build
Security architecture
Design security into your cloud, identity and network foundations, so that protection scales with the business instead of slowing it down.
- Cloud security architecture and posture reviews
- Zero-trust and identity (IAM, PAM, MFA)
- Network segmentation and hardening
- Secure-by-design reviews for new systems
- Security tooling selection and integration
- Architecture roadmaps and target states
04 · Test
Offensive security & testing
Find the gaps before attackers do. We test the way real adversaries operate and report the way decision-makers need it — with clear, prioritized remediation.
- Infrastructure and network penetration testing
- Web, API and mobile application testing
- Cloud and Active Directory attack-path analysis
- Red teaming and adversary simulation
- Social engineering and phishing simulation
- Ad-hoc and on-demand testing, including retests
05 · Defend
Cyber defense & resilience
Detect, respond and recover with confidence — and know that your plans hold before you ever need them.
- Incident-response planning and playbooks
- Tabletop and crisis-simulation exercises
- Detection engineering and SOC maturity
- Ransomware readiness and recovery testing
- Business continuity and cyber resilience
- Post-incident reviews and lessons learned
06 · Innovate
Emerging technology security
Adopt AI and next-generation technology with confidence. Our research keeps our advice — and our testing — ahead of how attackers will use them.
- Security testing of AI applications and agents
- AI governance aligned to ISO/IEC 42001 and the EU AI Act
- Post-quantum cryptography readiness
- Cryptographic inventory and crypto-agility
- Secure adoption of new platforms and services
- Executive briefings on emerging threats
Our approach
We test like attackers and report like advisors.
Every engagement combines technical depth with business judgment. What we find in hands-on testing informs the strategy we recommend — and every recommendation is measurable.
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01
Understand
Your business, risk appetite, obligations and the systems that matter most.
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Assess
Maturity reviews and technical testing that show where you really stand.
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03
Improve
A prioritized roadmap and hands-on support to implement it.
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Assure
Retesting, metrics and reporting that leadership and auditors can rely on.
Why Point Break
The rigor of a global consultancy. The focus of a specialist.
Point Break Security GmbH is an independent cybersecurity consulting firm headquartered in Uster, in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 2023, it provides cyber strategy and advisory, governance, risk and compliance, security architecture, penetration testing and red teaming, cyber resilience, and security for emerging technologies such as AI and post-quantum cryptography, for organizations in Switzerland and worldwide.
Senior by default
Experienced consultants lead and deliver every engagement. No hand-offs to junior teams after the proposal is signed.
Offense-informed
Our testers and advisors work side by side, so strategy is grounded in how attacks actually succeed.
Independent
No product quotas or resale targets. Our recommendations follow your risk, not a vendor's roadmap.
Swiss discretion
Engagements run under Swiss law, with confidentiality and data protection built into how we work.
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Uster, Switzerland
- Coverage
- Strategy to testing
- Clients
- Worldwide
Industries
Security shaped by the rules of your sector.
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Financial services
Banks, insurers, asset managers and fintechs under FINMA and DORA.
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Healthcare & life sciences
Protecting patient data, research and connected medical systems.
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Industry & manufacturing
Securing production, supply chains and operational technology.
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Technology & SaaS
Secure products, cloud platforms and customer assurance.
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Public sector
Resilient public services and critical infrastructure.
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Energy & utilities
Protecting grids, plants and the systems that keep them running.
Innovation
Tomorrow's attack surface, studied today.
We invest in research on AI, post-quantum cryptography and other emerging technologies — so our clients can adopt them securely, and our testing keeps pace with what attackers will use next.
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AI security
Models, agents and data pipelines
Prompt injection, agent hijacking, data poisoning and model extraction — assessed against OWASP LLM Top 10 and MITRE ATLAS.
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Post-quantum
Ready before Q-Day
Cryptographic inventories and migration roadmaps aligned to NIST FIPS 203, 204 and 205 — because data harvested today can be decrypted tomorrow.
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Next-generation platforms
New technology, secured from day one
Security architecture and testing for the platforms and services your business adopts next.
Insights
Perspectives from the front line.
- Research note28 Sep 2026 The EU now supervises banks' cloud providers. Switzerland doesn't EU regulators directly oversee banks' critical cloud providers under DORA; Swiss rules still leave that same concentration risk to each institution alone.
- Regulatory analysis25 Sep 2026 Switzerland's Cybersecurity Act is years off; EU rules bind you now Bern merged three cyber mandates into one law on 25 September 2026, delaying its own timeline. The EU's Cyber Resilience Act already binds Swiss exporters.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Straight answers about who we are and how we work.
What does Point Break Security do?
Point Break Security is a Swiss cybersecurity consulting firm. It provides cyber strategy and advisory, governance, risk and compliance, security architecture, penetration testing and red teaming, cyber resilience and incident readiness, and security for emerging technologies such as AI and post-quantum cryptography.
Where is Point Break Security based?
Point Break Security GmbH is headquartered at Industriepark 11, 8610 Uster, in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland.
Do you work with clients outside Switzerland?
Yes. We work with organizations in Switzerland and internationally, both remotely and on site.
Which standards and regulations do you help with?
We work with ISO/IEC 27001 and 42001, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, the Swiss nDSG, the EU GDPR, NIS2, DORA, FINMA requirements and the EU AI Act.
What is the difference between a penetration test and a red team exercise?
A penetration test aims to find as many exploitable vulnerabilities as possible in a defined scope within a set time. A red team exercise is goal-based and covert: it simulates a real attacker trying to reach a specific objective and tests how well the organization detects and responds.
How do we start working with Point Break Security?
Send us a message through the contact form on this website. We begin with a confidential conversation to understand your needs, then propose a scope and approach.
Contact
Let's talk about your security.
Tell us what you need — a strategy review, a compliance program or a test of your infrastructure. We'll come back within one business day.
Massimo Gherardi
Founder, Point Break Security
- Headquarters
- Point Break Security GmbH
Industriepark 11
8610 Uster, Switzerland