Our company & people
TwistedFN Solutions brings cybersecurity and software engineering together. We review code, validate security findings and build native apps for Apple platforms.
Leadership
Security work starts with people who take responsibility for the findings and the fixes.
Security leadership
Founder, CEO & Head Cybersecurity Analyst
Barsam Ershadi is Head Cybersecurity Analyst at TwistedFN Solutions LLC and leads security work on the company’s own software.
He sets company strategy, leads client partnerships and oversees threat analysis, with final responsibility for major security findings.
Our people
From threat intelligence and testing to engineering and incident response, each person brings a clear area of responsibility.
Chief Technology Officer
Owns the security platform’s architecture and the engineering roadmap.
VP of Threat Intelligence
Tracks threat actors and emerging attack campaigns, and briefs clients on risk.
Head of Red Team
Runs simulated attacks authorized by clients to test how well their defenses hold up.
Lead Penetration Tester
Finds weaknesses in web applications, networks and physical security.
SOC Manager
Runs the 24/7 Security Operations Center and its analysts, reporting to Barsam on analysis.
Incident Response Lead
Leads breach containment, investigation and recovery when an incident occurs.
Malware Analyst & Reverse Engineer
Analyzes malicious code to understand its behavior and how to detect it.
Cloud Security Architect
Designs secure cloud environments across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
Governance, Risk & Compliance Lead
Helps clients prepare for SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR audits.
Application Security Engineer
Reviews code and builds secure development practices into engineering pipelines.
Threat Hunter
Examines network and system activity for attackers that automated alerts may have missed.
Security Solutions Engineer
Works with clients to explain technical findings and tailor services to their needs.
How we work together
Understanding a weakness is one part of the work. Turning it into a practical fix takes knowledge of the software, the people using it and the system around it.
We bring those questions into code review, testing and product development.
Our approach to securityReview code, understand trust boundaries and identify changes that reduce risk.
Reproduce findings within an authorized scope, document the evidence and re-test fixes.
Build native Apple apps with privacy and secure networking considered from the start.
Operating principles
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Ownership, scope and permitted actions are clear before testing begins.
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We distinguish confirmed behavior from hypothesis and document what supports the conclusion.
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A finding is most useful when it leads to a focused change that can be reviewed and re-tested.
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Products should collect the minimum data required and use platform protections deliberately.
Company profile
A software and cybersecurity company operating from Sherman Oaks, California.
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TwistedFN Solutions