Quokka

About Quokka

Quokka, formerly known as Kryptowire, is a mobile security company providing solutions to reduce the mobile attack surface for enterprises and government agencies. The company originated over a decade ago as a research project funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It was founded in 2011 by Angelos Stavrou, a professor at George Mason University, along with a team of security engineers and scientists from the university. In September 2022, Kryptowire rebranded to Quokka. The company's leadership includes CEO Dana Waldman and Founder & Chief Science Officer Angelos Stavrou.

Quokka's business model is centered on providing mobile application security testing and mobile app vetting solutions. The company serves various sectors including the private sector, public sector, and individual users, with a client base that includes Fortune 500 companies and the US Federal Government. Its products, Q-mast and Q-scout, offer automated security testing that integrates into the development lifecycle (DevSecOps) and agentless mobile app vetting for devices, respectively. These solutions perform static (SAST), dynamic (DAST), and interactive (IAST) analysis to identify vulnerabilities, malicious behaviors, and privacy risks in Android and iOS apps. Revenue is generated through these enterprise mobile security and privacy solutions.

The firm's technology is designed to proactively identify threats like zero-day exploits, and it has discovered over 500 mobile security vulnerabilities. Quokka's platform checks against security standards such as NIAP, NIST, and OWASP. The company has engaged in significant government projects, including a partnership with the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on a firmware security testing pilot.