About
Security operators,
not consultants.
We've broken into Fortune 500 networks, built the red teams that test them, and decided which vendors pass security review. Adversis exists because SaaS founders deserve advisors who've actually done this—not just studied it.
We know what passes security review because we've spent years on both sides—breaking in, and deciding who gets through.
Jordan
Advisor
We've been on both sides of this.
We spent years breaking into systems professionally. Red teams at Fortune 500s. Penetration tests where we found the vulnerabilities that keep security leaders up at night. We know what attackers prioritize because we've operated like them—finding the cheapest path to your most valuable assets.
Then we went inside enterprise security organizations—Capital One, Okta, Bishop Fox. We ran the vendor evaluations. We decided who passed and who didn't. We learned what buyers are actually looking for (and how little it correlates with compliance checklists).
Then we went to the sell side. Suddenly we were filling out questionnaires, scrambling to find someone credible for a buyer call, watching deals stall because we couldn't tell the security story well enough.
That's when it clicked: the companies that struggle aren't less secure. They just don't know what enterprise buyers want to hear—or what real security actually looks like. We know both. So we started Adversis.
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Chad Nelson
Co-Founder &
Head of Business Development
Head of Business Development
Meet the leadership team
Jordan Potti
Advisor
Leads vendor security architecture, AI Governance, and red teams at a $5B automotive technology company. Creator of the Red Team Maturity Model used by Fortune 200 companies. Background includes Symantec and LifeLock, with published CVE discoveries and open-source tools referenced in SANS training.
Chad Nelson
Head of Business Development
Brings the enterprise buyer's perspective to vendor security conversations—has sweated the vendor procurement process for over $20M+ in enterprise deals. Operational excellence background (Lean Six Sigma Black Belt) from Toyota, Michael Foods, and Land O'Lakes translates to efficient, outcome-focused consulting engagements.
Noah Potti
Principal
Offensive security expert from Capital One, Okta, and Bishop Fox with deep experience in penetration testing, compliance frameworks, and security program buildout. Author of Metasploit and Hashcat modules with CVE discoveries including Adobe Acrobat sandbox escapes. OSCP, OSCE, GXPN certified.
Our Experience
Fortune 500 red team experience applied to SaaS
Red Team Maturity Model
Created the framework now used by Fortune 200 companies to assess and build red team programs
Published Research
CVE discoveries including ForeScout, Adobe Acrobat sandbox escapes
Operational Experience
Combined decades of building programs, penetration testing, and red team operations at Capital One, Okta, Bishop Fox, and others
Certs That
Matter
Matter
OSCP, OSCE, GXPN (the ones that require you to actually break in, not just pass a multiple-choice exam)
Featured Certifications and Publications
World class certifications with research and tools highlighted in leading publications.
From breaking into enterprises to helping SaaS companies
We didn't start as consultants. We started as practitioners—running security programs, breaking into systems, deciding which vendors passed. Then we brought that experience to companies that needed it.
2019
Compliance wasn't enough
We'd spent years breaking into some of the most compliant organizations in the world—companies with eight- and nine-figure security budgets, every regulation and compliance regime you can name, mature programs by any standard measure. And we kept getting in. Something was missing between what compliance checked and what actually stopped attackers. Adversis started there.
2023
A methodology that worked
Healthcare, manufacturing, professional services—organizations with real compliance pressure and no internal security team. But we didn't just run standard assessments. We threat modeled their businesses. We looked at who had admin access and how they operated. We wrote recommendations that would actually get implemented, not just documented. The engagements worked because the methodology was different.
2024
Unblocking enterprise deals
Founders preparing to sell upmarket started calling. They were hitting the walls we'd seen from the buyer's side—security questionnaires that stumped their teams, SOC 2 audits blocking deals, enterprise buyers asking architecture questions nobody could answer. We started closing those gaps. Deals that had stalled started moving again.
2025
Security that closes
We went deeper with VC-backed SaaS. Pen tests scoped to what enterprise buyers actually scrutinize. Fractional CISO support for founders who needed a credible voice on calls. Questionnaire responses that held up because they reflected real controls, not just policy language. The pattern repeated: security done right accelerated deals instead of blocking them.
2026
Proof it works
Today we work with VC-backed SaaS companies across the country, including repeat clients and recognizable names in Silicon Valley. Our NPS is 10 out of 10. The engagements have grown. The approach hasn't changed: security grounded in what we've seen actually exploited, delivered in a way that helps you close the deals you're after.
Our Values
Three things we don't compromise on
Empathetic Partnerships
Security can feel overwhelming. We meet clients where they are, make complexity manageable, and leave teams more confident than we found them.
Tested in Reality, Not Frameworks
Our risk models come from years of offensive operations—what attackers actually exploit, how they chain findings together, where the cheap wins are. This calibrates everything.
Conscientious
We treat your time and trust seriously. Fast responses, clear communication, and follow-through on what we say we'll do.
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