Network Kings

For South Bay hardware, chip-supply, and software firms

A big customer sent your San Jose company a security review. Now what?

We run a controlled, permission-based test of your systems and hand you a report a buyer's security staff can read. We work remotely from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and a person approves every stage.

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Nothing runs until you sign a written scope. We reply within one business day.

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The deal is ready. The security questionnaire isn't.

You make a part, a board, a tool, or an app that a much larger company wants to buy. Then the email lands. It holds a spreadsheet with two hundred questions. When was your last penetration test? Who can see our drawings? Do you use AI with our data? You have a product to ship, and now you have a second job filling in forms.

You know your product is good. But you may not have a security person on staff, and whoever set up the network may be long gone. So you guess at a few answers and hope nobody asks for proof.

A ten-person company shouldn't lose a contract because it can't pay for a security department. Proof of testing should be something a small firm can get in plain words, at a price it knows up front.

A security-first firm, working from Michigan

We know the review tends to show up at the worst time, in the middle of a launch or a quarter-end push. So we keep it narrow. You tell us what the buyer asked for, and we scope the test to that.

Network Kings is Kalamazoo-based and CISSP-led. CISSP stands for Certified Information Systems Security Professional. It's a senior credential that takes years of hands-on security work to earn. Our lead engineer has 15 years in regulated financial services, where each change was written down and checked. We work the same way for you. The scope is signed before any testing starts. A person approves each stage. Every finding in your report is one we confirmed. And if AI won't fix your problem, or a simpler step would, we'll say so before you spend a dollar.

Where we help South Bay tech companies

These four fit what small hardware, chip-supply, and software firms in Santa Clara and San Benito counties tend to face.

Get tested before the buyer asks for proof

A penetration test is an approved attempt to break into your systems, so you can find weak spots and fix them. AI agents cover the routine checks, and a security professional approves each stage. You get confirmed findings in priority order, then a retest once you've fixed them.

See Agentic Penetration Testing

Find the staging site you forgot

Old demo servers, test logins, and expired certificates pile up fast at a growing company. We watch what's public about your domain every day. We don't log in or install anything. A person checks each finding, and a short report reaches you each month.

See External Attack Surface Monitoring

Use AI on customer drawings and keep them private

Your buyer's specs and drawings sit under a nondisclosure agreement. We set up AI on private hosting, in your account or managed by us, and write down where data is stored and who can see it. Every use is recorded, so you can answer the AI question on the form.

See Private AI Agents

Add AI to your support desk, with limits

A large language model, or LLM, is the kind of AI behind ChatGPT. We connect one to your helpdesk or inbox so it drafts replies and sorts requests. We set what data it can see, cap what it costs, and plan for the times it's wrong.

See LLM Integration

Three steps from questionnaire to report

  1. Send us the ask. Forward the buyer's wording, or tell us what you need tested and why. We reply within one business day with a suggested scope.

  2. Sign the scope, then we test. You approve in writing which systems are in, which are off limits, and the dates. Nothing runs before that.

  3. Read the report, fix, and retest. Each confirmed problem comes with a fix, in order of risk. After your fixes, we test again.

Why this matters in the San Jose area

Santa Clara County is home to some of the best-known names in chips and networking. Cisco lists its head office in San Jose, and Nvidia lists its in Santa Clara. If you sell parts, tools, test gear, or software to a company that size, you know how its buying process works. About 13 of every 100 local jobs are computer or math jobs. That's close to four times the national share.

Large buyers push their security rules down to each supplier. If you're a software company, they may ask for a SOC 2 report. SOC 2 is a report on how a company guards customer data, and an outside audit firm issues it. We don't issue it, and we don't certify anyone. What we can do is help you get ready: test your systems, show you the gaps, and retest after you fix them.

Pay is the other squeeze. The average hourly wage in this metro is far above the national figure, so a full-time security hire is a big line for a small company. A scoped project starts at $4,999, which is a very different number from a salary.

We work from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and serve businesses across the San Jose area remotely. We have no office there.

Questions from San Jose businesses

Can a Michigan firm run a penetration test for a San Jose company?

Yes. Most testing is done over the internet, so it works the same from Kalamazoo as from anywhere. Kalamazoo is on Eastern time, three hours ahead of you, so we meet by video in your morning. We have no staff in California. If your project needs someone on site, raise it when we scope the work. Travel and lodging are quoted separately.

Will your report satisfy our customer's security review?

That's up to the customer. We document the signed scope, the dates, and each confirmed finding. Send us the exact wording of what they asked for. We'll tell you honestly whether we can meet it before you commit to anything.

What does San Jose penetration testing cost with you?

Engagements start at $4,999. Extra professional services are $250 an hour. Each test is scoped to your systems, so a written quote comes before any work starts. Our pricing page explains how we quote.

Our product has AI features. Can you test those too?

Yes. If your product or your office runs an AI assistant, a chatbot, or an LLM app, we test it the way an attacker would. That includes prompt injection, which means instructions hidden in an email, a file, or a web page the AI reads.

Do you offer San Jose managed AI services or AI automation too?

Yes. On a managed plan we run and watch your AI tools each month and fix what breaks. Plans are month to month and quoted to fit. For automation, name the process, and we'll say whether AI is the right tool.

Other metro areas we serve

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Send us the security review you're stuck on

Tell us what the buyer asked for and when it's due. We'll reply with a suggested scope, or tell you plainly if you need something else.

Free first conversation. We reply within one business day, and nothing runs until you sign a written scope.