QUARKSLAB SAS Unclaimed
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Quarkslab is a cybersecurity company delivering offensive security research, defensive security services, and protection technologies to secure complex digital systems.
Quarkslab is a cybersecurity company founded in 2011 in Paris. It combines offensive security research with defensive security services to help organizations understand vulnerabilities and strengthen their security posture in complex environments. The company serves clients across critical sectors, delivering deep technical expertise from hardware to software, backed by ongoing research, open-source tools, and a commitment to responsible disclosure. With a global presence and a strong R&D culture, Quarkslab emphasizes building resilient defenses and advancing security knowledge for its clients and partners.
Our goal: to force attackers, not defenders, to adapt constantly.
What we offer
QRedTeam
Reveal Real Attack Paths Before Impact With Comprehensive Adversary Simulations.
www.quarkslab.com/qredteam-adversary-simulation-attack-cybersecurity/QLab
Uncover Deep Vulnerabilities In Firmware And Critical Protocols Through Expert Analysis.
www.quarkslab.com/qlab-deep-security-research-cybersecurity/QShield
QShield Offers Comprehensive Software Protection Against Reverse Engineering And Intellectual Property Theft.
www.quarkslab.com/qshield-software-protection-cybersecurity/Market segments
Market size by segment
Growth potential (CAGR)
Firmware and hardware security research
Deep vulnerability research and analysis of embedded firmware and hardware, including ECU and avionics reverse engineering, protocol 0-day research (CAN, DoIP, UDS), JTAG/UART extraction, supply-chain firmware audits, and certification-oriented deliverables (eg DO-326A PART-IS).
Automotive cybersecurity
Security assessment and hardening for automotive platforms, covering AUTOSAR and OTA audits, CAN and Automotive Ethernet protocol analysis, ECU security, in-vehicle network resilience, and support for regulatory and functional safety compliance.
Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing
Offensive testing to identify exploitable weaknesses, including penetration testing, red team exercises, application security testing, configuration review, and vulnerability assessments.
Application protection and anti-tamper
Binary-level protection and IP defense for applications through static and dynamic obfuscation, runtime application self-protection (RASP), white-box cryptography, per-device digital vaults, environment checks and anti-tamper measures for cross-platform deployments.
More information about our offering
QRedTeam
QRedTeam is Quarkslab’s adversary simulation service. It exposes real attack paths before impact by conducting targeted Red Team and adversary simulations across clients’ networks, systems and applications. The engagement assesses detection, incident response, physical/logical security, and resilience to advanced attacker techniques, using custom tooling and attacker perspectives. The service covers external and internal penetration testing, web application testing, asset discovery, phishing campaigns, and related assessments to reveal gaps and validate security controls.
- Conduct Realistic Red TeamsUnderstand the effectiveness of your security through realistic, targeted adversary simulations.
- Identify Your Online AssetsGain a complete view of your attack surface with thorough discovery of all online resources.
- Visualize Attack PathsIdentify and address vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them, ensuring robust security posture.
- Simulate External AttacksEvaluate your defenses against external threats by testing vulnerabilities before they are exploited.
- Strengthen Web SecurityFind and remedy vulnerabilities in web applications that could be exploited by attackers.
- Test Internal ThreatsMap potential insider attack paths to strengthen internal security controls.
- Test Wireless SecurityIdentify vulnerabilities in mobile applications and wireless networks to ensure comprehensive security.
- Assess Phishing ReadinessEvaluate how prepared your organization is against phishing attacks and improve employee awareness.
QLab
QLab conducts deep vulnerability research across hardware and software, focusing on firmware reverse engineering, cryptographic analysis, and protocol research. The team develops structured deliverables that support certification and resilience, including avionics and automotive firmware investigations, ECU analysis, SATCOM firmware examination, and 0-day explorations for critical protocols such as ARINC, CAN, and DoIP.
- Identify Untapped VulnerabilitiesDiscover and document zero-day vulnerabilities in critical communication protocols, helping fortify systems against exploitation.
- Reveal Firmware VulnerabilitiesIdentify and exploit vulnerabilities in ECU firmware to enhance security and compliance across automotive and avionics sectors.
- Streamline Certification ProcessProvide comprehensive documentation for avionics certification, facilitating smoother compliance with aviation regulations.
- Enhance System SecurityEvaluate the security of over-the-air updates and ensure compliance with AUTOSAR standards to protect against remote exploits.
- Uncover Hardware VulnerabilitiesUtilize advanced techniques to analyze JTAG/UART interfaces, revealing potential security flaws in hardware design and implementation.
- Ensure Supply Chain IntegrityAudit components in the supply chain to detect potential vulnerabilities and protect against threats infiltrating through third-party firmware.
QShield
QShield is Quarkslab’s software protection suite designed to protect applications against reverse engineering, tampering and intellectual-property extraction at the binary level. It combines obfuscation, runtime protection (RASP), data protection and environment checks to defend software across development, execution and deployment stages, powered by the same offensive research that drives QRedTeam and QLab.
- Impedes Reverse EngineeringMakes it significantly more difficult for attackers to analyze or modify software through various protection methods.
- Protects Cryptographic KeysSafeguards cryptographic keys against extraction attacks, providing a higher level of security for sensitive data.
- Secures Sensitive DataEnsures that critical data is safely stored and accessed only by verified devices, reducing the risk of data breaches.
- Ensures Data ConfidentialityEncrypts and binds sensitive data to specific devices, preventing unauthorized access, even if the protection is lifted.
- Integrates Across PlatformsFacilitates easier deployment across different operating systems and environments, enhancing accessibility.
- Detects AnomaliesMonitors for unauthorized changes in the execution environment, ensuring that the software operates securely.
References
Methodology and sourcing behind the figures shown above.
Firmware and hardware security research
Estimate derived from adjacent market figures in the provided results: global embedded security market (US$8.9B in 2026), secure firmware update tools (US$1.85B in 2024), and HSM market (US$2.0–2.1B mid-decade). Firmware and hardware security research (reverse engineering, firmware audits, 0-day/protocol research, certification support) is a specialized professional-services subset of embedded security and secure-firmware markets. Assuming this niche represents roughly 4–5% of the embedded-security addressable market (and captures a premium services growth profile closer to firmware tools and HSM services), the 2026 market size is approximated at ~USD 350–450M (rounded to USD 400M). Growth potential is set at ~11.5% CAGR, reflecting higher-than-average services/tooling growth (secure firmware tools ~10.7% CAGR) and HSM/service expansion (≈10–15% in cited sources) driven by regulation, automotive/avionics compliance, and PQC migration.
- global embedded security market is expected to be valued at US$ 8.9 billion in 2026
- global Secure Firmware Update Tools market size reached USD 1.85 billion in 2024
- The Hardware Security Modules Market stood at USD 2.13 Billion in 2025
- expected to reach USD 4.80 billion by 2032 from USD 2.04 billion in 2026, exhibiting a CAGR of 15.3%
Automotive cybersecurity
Estimate based on a synthesis of multiple market reports in the provided search results. Several sources report 2024–2026 market values around $3.4–4.1B (GMInsights, BCC, Persistence) while reported CAGRs range ~9.6–18.5%. I selected a 2024/2025 market size of ~$3.5B (consistent with GMInsights/BCC) and an average CAGR of ~14.6% as a consensus midpoint of the reported growth rates.
- The automotive cybersecurity market size was valued at USD 3.52 billion in 2024; CAGR of 11.6% (2025–2034)
- The global automotive cybersecurity market size was valued at USD 2.5 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 6.0 billion by 2028, at a CAGR of 18.5%.
- The global automotive cybersecurity market size was valued at USD 7.13 billion in 2025; CAGR 9.60% from 2026–2034
- Base year market size $3.4 Billion (2024); market forecast $8.2 Billion by 2030; CAGR of 16.1% from 2025 to 2030
- Market projected from US$ 4,050.3 million in 2026 to US$ 12,302.1 million by 2033, registering a CAGR of 17.2%
Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing
Estimate derived from multiple market reports in the provided search results. Recent 2024–2025 reported penetration/VAPT market sizes range from about USD 1.73B (2024) to USD 2.54B (2025); several forecasts project multi‑billion growth into the 2030s with CAGRs in the mid‑teens (≈13.7%–16.4%). I selected a representative 2025 market size of ~$2.5B and a midpoint CAGR of ~15% reflecting the cited analyst ranges.
- Market size USD 1,734.59 million in 2024; expected USD 5,502.80 million by 2032 at CAGR 15.71%.
- Market size USD 2,441.65 million in 2025; CAGR 16.4% during 2026–2034.
- Market reached USD 2.54 billion in 2025; projected USD 9.62 billion by 2035 at 14.2% CAGR.
- Estimated by Gartner: penetration testing will be a $4.5 billion industry by 2025.
Application protection and anti-tamper
Primary estimate based on an in‑app protection market report that directly covers binary-level protections (RASP, obfuscation, white‑box crypto, anti‑tamper): valued at $3.8B in 2025 with a 14.2% CAGR (2026–2034). Cross-checked to align scope with related segments: mobile application security (smaller, faster‑growing niche) and broader application security (much larger platform market) and an anti‑tamper market report (lower, defense-oriented estimate).
- Global in-app protection market valued at $3.8 billion in 2025
- Projected to reach $12.6 billion by 2034, CAGR of 14.2% (2026-2034)
- Global mobile application security market size was valued at USD 571.14 million in 2025; CAGR 22.30% (2026–2034)
- Application security market projected to reach USD 23.45 billion by 2031; CAGR 11.5% (2026-2031)
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