Artifice Security is a veteran-owned penetration testing firm founded in 2019 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company provides manual penetration testing services to enterprise organizations across the United States, with a stated focus on avoiding automated scanning in favor of consultant-led, hands-on testing methodologies. The firm's service areas include network penetration testing, web application testing, and IoT device security assessments. Artifice Security targets sectors such as technology, finance, energy, education, government, and the public sector. Consultants at Artifice Security hold a range of industry certifications including OSCP, OSCE, OSWE, CISSP, CEH, ECSA, CREST, and various CompTIA, Microsoft, and Cisco credentials. The team includes individuals with backgrounds as system administrators, web developers, network engineers, cloud specialists, military veterans, and former NSA employees with Top Secret clearances. The company was founded by Jason Zaffuto, a former U.S. Army Paratrooper and Military Intelligence Electronic Warfare Systems Maintainer who subsequently worked as an NSA overseas contractor, a systems engineer at NASA's Stennis Space Center, and a security engineer for the Department of Homeland Security. Zaffuto holds a B.S. in Network Security and is pursuing a Master's in Cybersecurity from Georgia Tech. Artifice Security is registered as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and reports performing over 70 penetration tests per year. The company also maintains partnerships with firms including CyberForceQ, Bishop Fox, and others.