Case Study: AMERICAN SYSTEMS achieves stronger national‑security cyber defenses and uncovers high‑risk vulnerabilities with HackerOne

American Systems - Customer Case Study

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is a long-established defense contractor that provides IT and engineering solutions for sensitive national-security programs, making it a frequent target of sophisticated, well-resourced nation-state threat actors. With rising regulatory pressure and a competitive cybersecurity hiring market in the Washington, D.C. area, the company needed a way to augment its core CyberOps team, validate controls, and find high-risk vulnerabilities that traditional audits and internal staff might miss.

AMERICAN SYSTEMS ran a HackerOne Challenge, engaging HackerOne Clear researchers and activating more than 100 skilled hackers in a bounty-driven, performance-based assessment. The program was quick to set up, included HackerOne triage to streamline findings, produced fresh perspectives and high-impact vulnerability discoveries, exceeded expectations, and is now part of the company’s portfolio of third-party security assessments to strengthen its overall security posture.

American Systems

Brian Neely

CISO/CIO