Method Security

Method Security

Autonomous defensive cybersecurity platform with testing

Overview

Method Security builds autonomous security software for large enterprises and government. Its platform automates defensive and offensive cyber work, including discovering external vulnerabilities, deploying agents, moving laterally, and testing cloud accounts without human input, while also including red-team style simulations. The company differentiates itself with a veteran team from Palantir, NSA, CrowdStrike, AWS, and the U.S. military, and by focusing on mission-critical and government customers with a broad set of security capabilities called “security superpowers.” Its goal is to provide adaptive, proactive cybersecurity that protects critical infrastructure against rapidly evolving threats.

About Method Security

Simplify's Rating
Why Method Security is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Government & Public Sector

Enterprise Software

Cybersecurity

Defense

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$4.5M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2023

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What believers are saying

  • Pentagon CMMC 2.0 mandates starting November 2025 create a sustained compliance market for autonomous red-teaming tools.
  • OpenAI partnership aligns with Pentagon's shift away from Anthropic, strengthening Method's position in DoD procurement.
  • Active 2025 BAS Requests for Proposals signal near-term procurement by financial and government entities for managed services.

What critics are saying

  • CrowdStrike's 2026 AI integration directly competes with Method's autonomous attack path mapping, eroding Fortune 500 adoption within six months.
  • CyCognito's superior internet-wide scanning outperforms Method's vulnerability discovery, threatening government contracts reliant on real-time asset visibility.
  • Bitsight's unified platform replaces Method's dual tools, risking DoD renewals as its AI enrichment surpasses Method's manual analysis speed.

What makes Method Security unique

  • Method fuses autonomous offensive and defensive cyber operations into a full-spectrum dual-use platform.
  • The team uniquely combines Palantir, NSA, and military expertise to build mission-critical no-fail AI systems.
  • Method shifts security from rules-based models to objective-driven autonomy with live red-team simulation capabilities.

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Funding

Total Funding

$4.5M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Seed funding is usually the first official round after pre-seed, when a startup has a prototype or concept. It’s typically used to develop the product, test the market, and start building the team. Investors here are often angel investors or early-stage venture capitalists.
Seed Funding Comparison
Above Average

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Method Security

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

4%

2 year growth

-4%
Method Security
Dec 3rd, 2025
Method Security and OpenAI partner to accelerate A.I. for U.S. National Security Cyber missions

Method Security and OpenAI partner to accelerate A.I. for U.S. National Security cyber missions. Method Security and OpenAI today announced a strategic partnership to responsibly deploy A.I. capabilities for U.S. national security cyber missions. The companies will integrate OpenAI's state-of-the-art models into Method's platform, built to operationalize A.I. for cyber defense. The partnership aims to give national security cyber operators a force-multiplying advantage to strengthen readiness and counter increasingly sophisticated threats. U.S. cyber operators defend the world's largest and most complex attack surface against rapidly advancing nation-state and criminal actors. National cyber readiness is essential to credible deterrence against near-peer adversaries. Meeting this challenge requires safely deploying A.I. at scale to re-secure critical institutions and proactively deter adversaries. Method and OpenAI are developing a joint solution for cyber operators across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. By embedding OpenAI's models within Method's cyber-specific infrastructure, the platform delivers scalable, secure advantages in mission environments. "Method was founded to deliver cyber resilience to critical institutions, including the U.S. national security apparatus," said Sam Jones, CEO and Co-Founder of Method Security. "By combining OpenAI's leading A.I. models with our platform, we can realize that mission. The future of cyber will be won by those who safely harness autonomy at scale." "OpenAI is committed to ensuring A.I. strengthens U.S. resilience," said Katrina Mulligan, Head of National Security Partnerships at OpenAI. "Nowhere is this more vital than in cybersecurity. In Method Security, we have a partner aligned on delivering unmatched capabilities to U.S. cyber defenders - responsibly and ethically." The partnership reflects a shared belief that the future of cybersecurity depends on responsible innovation and continuous readiness. As adversaries weaponize A.I., Method and OpenAI are ensuring the United States leads not only in A.I. development but in its safe, ethical, and effective application to national defense.

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