{
  "slug": "7asecurity",
  "category": "security-audit-firms",
  "name": "7ASecurity",
  "description": "Security firm specialising in mobile, web and cloud penetration tests and code audits, with many published audits of open-source and digital-rights projects funded by OSTIF and the Open Technology Fund.",
  "website": "https://7asecurity.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "IE",
    "name": "Ireland",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "B",
  "score": 86,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "7ASecurity scores 86 out of 100 (grade B) on the security audit firms criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: publishes full reports, audits open-source projects and public research. It does not meet no trackers on website. It is based in Ireland: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade D-.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/security-audit-firms/7asecurity/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/security-audit-firms/7asecurity/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "public_reports": {
      "title": "Publishes full reports",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://7asecurity.com/publications",
      "note": "The publications page links dozens of full public audit reports."
    },
    "open_source_work": {
      "title": "Audits open-source projects",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://7asecurity.com/reports/pentest-report-tor2-RC1.2.pdf",
      "note": "Public reports cover many open-source projects, such as Tor, SecureDrop, K-9 Mail, zlib, Linkerd and conda-forge."
    },
    "public_research": {
      "title": "Public research",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://7asecurity.com/blog/",
      "note": "Publishes a regular blog, free training material and talks."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers on website",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "The home page loads Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Yandex Metrica."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A",
    "observatory": "D-",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google Fonts",
        "host": "fonts.googleapis.com",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Yandex Metrica",
        "host": "mc.yandex.ru",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T11:00:47.747Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T11:14:42Z"
}