About Axe.AI
Transforming offensive security with AI-driven insights and efficiency.
With decades of combined experience in cybersecurity, our leadership team is dedicated to delivering cutting-edge security solutions and ensuring that advanced penetration testing tools are accessible to every IT specialist.
“Traditional red team penetration testing requires cobbling together multiple scanners and tools. It takes years of experience to accurately interpret these results, and advanced qualifications to know how to remediate security threats. This makes truly invasive penetration testing prohibitively expensive for many organizations.
Axe.AI aims to make expert offensive security testing accessible to every organization, no matter their size.”
Brett Ewing
CEO
Meet the Team
Brett Ewing
Chief Executive Officer
Brett Ewing is an accomplished cybersecurity expert with over 14 years of IT experience, specializing in Penetration Testing, Incident Response, and Advanced Persistent Threat Simulation. Brett holds degrees in Secure Systems Administration and Cybersecurity and is completing a Master’s in Cybersecurity from the SANS Technology Institute, enhancing his already extensive expertise in the field.
Alexander Fry
Chief Technical Officer
Alexander J. Fry, GSE #146, is an acclaimed security expert with nearly thirty years of experience and over thirty certifications in IT, security, and privacy. He has held pivotal roles with DARPA, the U.S. Department of Defense, and NASA. His expertise includes industrial control systems, application security, offensive security, and cloud security. Alex co-authored the first Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) preparation guide and has been a key contributor to the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) for over two decades, making him a trusted authority in cybersecurity. Alex holds a Master’s degree in Information Security Engineering from the SANS Technology Institute and a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Engineering Systems from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
Chris Haller
Chief Offensive Security Officer
Christopher Haller, GSE #329, has over 12 years of experience in Penetration Testing, Incident Response, and Threat Intelligence. He led incident management for global Navy networks, resulting in over a dozen CVEs. Chris holds certifications including GSE, CISSP, GPEN, and GXPN and specializes in identifying intricate vulnerabilities overlooked by conventional scanning tools. He currently coaches the US Cyber Team and co-authored The Hack is Back: Tools and Techniques to Beat Hackers at Their Own Games, set to be published in August 2024.
Hitarth Patel
Chief Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Hitarth Patel is a cybersecurity expert with eight years of experience in attacking critical systems and security testing in financial services, education, healthcare, and critical infrastructure. He is a professional programmer and exploit developer, contributing to open-source projects and designing widely-used web components. Hitarth holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and is pursuing a Master of Science in Information Security Engineering at SANS Technology Institute. His certifications include GSEC, GCIH, GCIA, GCPM, GWAPT, GXPN, GPEN, GCCC, and GDSA.
