PurpleSec LLC.

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PurpleSec LLC.

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Type	Private
ISIN	🆔
Industry	Information security, Artificial Intelligence
Founded 📆	2019 (2019)
Founders 👔	Jason Firch
Headquarters 🏙️	, Houston, Texas , United States
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Key people	Jason Firch (CEO, President) Joshua Selvidge (CTO) Tom Vazdar(CAIO)
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PurpleSec is a veteran-owned cybersecurity company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Founded in 2019 by cybersecurity professionals, PurpleSec specializes in providing managed security services and compliance solutions to small and medium-sized businesses and startups.

History

Jason Firch, a marketing expert, founded PurpleSec in 2019 with a vision to make enterprise-level cybersecurity both accessible and affordable for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Initially, PurpleSec focused on building an informative security content blog and educational platform.

Soon after its inception, Firch brought on a small partner team to begin offering cybersecurity services, including penetration testing, to SMBs. In 2020, Firch's high school friend, Joshua Selvidge, joined the company. This partnership marked an expansion of PurpleSec's services into compliance, assessments, and security program management, alongside the development of new technologies.

As of 2025, Tom Vazdar joined PurpleSec as Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO), aiming to extend the company's security offerings into the rapidly growing AI market.

Today, PurpleSec produces a wide range of content, including podcasts, blogs, articles, and videos. They have also developed the SMB AI Readiness Framework, a guide designed to help startups ensure their AI products are safe, fair, and secure before public release.

Services

PurpleSec offers a suite of cybersecurity services including:

• Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services
• Defiance XDR, a managed detection and response platform
• Vulnerability management and penetration testing
• Social engineering testing and red team assessments

Recognition

PurpleSec’s analysis and statistics have been cited by major industry publications:

Forbes:

• In “7 Social Engineering Scams That Could Affect Your Business” (June 17, 2021), its report that 98% of cyberattacks rely on social engineering tactics was highlighted.
• In “What Costs $2.9 Million Every Minute And How To Protect Yourself From It” (August 11, 2020), PurpleSec’s finding on attack vectors was referenced.

Forbes Tech Council:

• In “Cybersecurity 2022: How Business Leaders Can Avoid The Next Breach” (October 5, 2021), over 18 million malware‑infested websites weekly were attributed to a PurpleSec report.
• In “Why Identity Providers Need To Include Customer Education In Fraud Prevention” (October 8, 2021), PurpleSec statistics on social engineering prevalence were noted.

VentureBeat:

• In “Enterprises Struggle With Security Monitoring 'Tool Sprawl'” (2021), a 600% increase in cybercrime since the pandemic began was credited to PurpleSec research.

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