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  "slug": "ioactive",
  "category": "security-audit-firms",
  "name": "IOActive",
  "description": "US security services firm based in Seattle that performs penetration testing, hardware and embedded security assessments and research, with a focus on industrial, transport and IoT systems.",
  "website": "https://www.ioactive.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 14,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "IOActive scores 14 out of 100 (grade F) on the security audit firms criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: public research. It does not meet publishes full reports, audits open-source projects and no trackers on website. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/security-audit-firms/ioactive/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/security-audit-firms/ioactive/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "public_reports": {
      "title": "Publishes full reports",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "The firm does not publish client audit reports."
    },
    "open_source_work": {
      "title": "Audits open-source projects",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No public audits of open-source projects are published."
    },
    "public_research": {
      "title": "Public research",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ioactive.com/resources/research/",
      "note": "Publishes regular research papers, vulnerability disclosures and tools."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers on website",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "The home page loads Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and LinkedIn Insight."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A+",
    "observatory": "B",
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    "internetnl_mail": null,
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        "host": "consent.cookiebot.com",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Analytics",
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        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Fonts",
        "host": "fonts.googleapis.com",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "LinkedIn Insight",
        "host": "snap.licdn.com",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:07:14.086Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}