# AKA Security

> AKA embeds forward deployed security engineers with AI-first teams to build the security controls their environment needs. The Security Factory builds them to production grade and keeps them current.

Every link below is a Markdown copy of the page. Drop `index.md` from the URL for the HTML. [llms-full.txt](https://akasecurity.io/llms-full.txt) holds the company facts and the core pages in one file.

## Company
- [Home](https://akasecurity.io/index.md): AKA embeds forward deployed security engineers with AI-first teams. The Security Factory builds the controls your environment needs and keeps them current.
- [How we build](https://akasecurity.io/forward-deployed/index.md): Forward deployed security engineers who embed with your team and build the controls your environment needs.
- [About](https://akasecurity.io/about/index.md): Security engineers for teams building with AI.
- [FAQ](https://akasecurity.io/faq/index.md): Common questions about AKA Security, the Security Factory and AI Traffic Control.
- [Contact](https://akasecurity.io/contact/index.md): Talk to an engineer at AKA Security.

## Security Factory
- [Security Factory](https://akasecurity.io/technology/index.md): How the Security Factory builds, tests and runs each control.
- [Flightcrew](https://akasecurity.io/technology/flightcrew/index.md): Six agents that write, test and review each control the Security Factory builds.
- [AI Traffic Control](https://akasecurity.io/technology/ai-tc/index.md): AI Traffic Control keeps regulated data on your machine and checks every prompt and tool call before it runs.
- [AI-TC Enterprise](https://akasecurity.io/technology/ai-tc-enterprise/index.md): One signed AI Traffic Control policy across every endpoint.

## Open source
- [Open source](https://akasecurity.io/open-source/index.md): The open-source tooling AKA brings to every engagement.
- [ai-tc](https://github.com/akasecurity/ai-tc): Guardrails for the agent harness. Every prompt and tool call checked before it runs.
- [claude-tools](https://github.com/akasecurity/claude-tools): A hardened baseline for Claude Code: clean context, locked credentials, guarded egress.
- [preflight-skills](https://github.com/akasecurity/preflight-skills): Multi-harness development skills.
- [flightcrew-skills](https://github.com/akasecurity/flightcrew-skills): An independent multi-model review crew for coding agents. Report-only.
- [marketplace](https://github.com/akasecurity/marketplace): One place to install every AKA tool, across Claude Code, Codex and more.

## Research
- [Research](https://akasecurity.io/research/index.md): Security hiring research written by agents in the Research Factory from about 200,000 job postings a day. Each answer shows its ratings and the tests behind it.
- [How the research is made](https://akasecurity.io/research/security-hiring-research/index.md): How the Research Factory collects job postings, rates every answer and stress-tests it before it publishes.
- [Research changelog](https://akasecurity.io/research/changelog/index.md): Every release of the security hiring research, tagged, with each change to a figure, rating or finding.
- [Ask the research](https://akasecurity.io/research/ask/index.md): Ask the Research Factory a question about security hiring. Our team reads every question.
- [Are Security Specialties Turning Into Engineering Jobs? In Detection and Response, Engineer Titles and Language Asks Rose](https://akasecurity.io/research/security-specialties-engineering-jobs/index.md): US security job postings, spring 2024 against fall 2026: detection and response postings moved toward engineer titles and programming languages. GRC added automation. Privacy moved toward decision work.
- [Is Security Leadership Contracting Relative to Individual Contributors? A Change in the Manager Share Is Not Measurable](https://akasecurity.io/research/security-leadership-contraction/index.md): US security job postings, spring 2024 against fall 2026: the manager share went from 7.7% to 6.8%, which is not a measurable change. Senior individual contributor titles rose.
- [What Do Companies Expect of Entry-Level Security Hires? Entry Postings Mention Python and AI Tool Use More Often Than in 2024](https://akasecurity.io/research/entry-level-security-hiring/index.md): US security job postings, spring 2024 against fall 2026: entry postings mention Python and AI tool use more often and certifications less often. A smaller share of postings accepts two years or less.
- [What AI Skills Do Security Postings Ask For, and How Do They Differ by Level? AI Asks Went From Almost None to More Than a Third of Postings](https://akasecurity.io/research/ai-skills-in-security-postings/index.md): US security job postings, spring 2024 against fall 2026: AI expectations went from almost none to more than a third. Senior individual contributors are asked to secure AI, executives to govern it.
- [How Do Expectations Differ by Company Size and Industry? Startup Postings Ask for Eight or More Years Less Often Than Enterprise Postings](https://akasecurity.io/research/security-hiring-by-company-size-and-industry/index.md): Security job postings at 2,249 companies, open in fall 2026: startups ask for eight or more years, management titles, degrees and the CISSP less often than enterprises. Defense leads on clearances.
- [When a Posting Expects AI Use, Are Security Managers Asked to Be More Hands-On? Manager Postings That Expect AI Ask for Hands-On Work More Often](https://akasecurity.io/research/ai-and-hands-on-security-managers/index.md): 149 security people-manager postings, fall 2026: manager-level postings that expect AI ask the hire to stay hands-on in 78% of cases, against 43% without. A shift in executive decision work is not measurable.
- [How Does Security Hiring at AI-First Companies Differ From Everyone Else? More AI Engineering Openings per Security Opening](https://akasecurity.io/research/security-hiring-at-ai-first-companies/index.md): Job boards and security postings, July to October 2026: AI-first companies post more AI engineering openings per security opening, name SOC 2 about twice as often, and their AI engineering postings name a security duty less often.
- [Which Security Roles Had the Largest Rise in Posted Pay Ranges, Spring 2024 to 2026? The Median Posted Pay Rose Across Security Postings, After Inflation Too](https://akasecurity.io/research/security-pay-ranges/index.md): US security job postings with pay, spring 2024 against fall 2026: the median posted pay midpoint rose from $142k to $181k, and after inflation too. Among the three large role families, none measurably rose more than another.
- [How Do Engineering and Non-Engineering Titles Split Across Security Job Openings? Engineer Titles Went From About a Third to More Than Half](https://akasecurity.io/research/security-engineering-titles/index.md): US security job postings, spring 2024 against fall 2026: titles naming an engineer or developer went from 34% to 58%. Analyst and specialist titles fell from 28% to 13%.
- [How Are Security Job Postings Screening and Authenticating Candidates? Recruiting-Scam and Impersonation Warnings Rose](https://akasecurity.io/research/candidate-screening-and-authentication/index.md): US security job postings, spring 2024 against fall 2026: warnings about recruiting scams went from 0.7% to 11.3%. Identity checks and camera-on interviews appear in 2.5% of 2026 postings, from 18 employers.

## Optional
- [Press kit](https://akasecurity.io/press/index.md): Logos, color and the company description.
- [Privacy](https://akasecurity.io/privacy/index.md): How AKA Security handles data. AI-TC runs locally and never sends your tool calls to us.
- [Terms](https://akasecurity.io/terms/index.md): Terms governing your use of akasecurity.io and your product and SaaS use of AKA Security's Services.
- [MSA](https://akasecurity.io/msa/index.md): The Master Services Agreement governing professional security services AKA Security performs under a Statement of Work.