# About LinearStack

## An enterprise advisory partner built for measurable threat reduction

Founded in 2013 by security practitioners frustrated with tool-first MSSPs, LinearStack was built around a different thesis: enterprise security effectiveness comes from disciplined operations, not from buying more products. Over thirteen years we have evolved from a niche consultancy into an enterprise advisory partner — today a team of 30+ professionals operating from two delivery centers, accountable for quarter-over-quarter threat reduction across distributed organisations.

**Established**  
2013  
**13 years of operational discipline**  
**Professionals**  
30+  
**Across two delivery centers**  
**Delivery centers**  
2  
Auckland & India

**ISO/IEC 27001 Certified**  
Our security practices meet the highest global standards.

## What we believe

### Security effectiveness is engineered, not assumed.

**Mission**  
Reduce enterprise threat exposure measurably — quarter over quarter — through disciplined operations rather than additional tools.

**Vision**  
A world where security effectiveness is engineered, not assumed — where every CISO can answer the question: "Are we safer than last quarter?"

**Principles**  
- Operations beat tools.  
- Outcomes beat activity.  
- Discipline compounds.  
- Boards deserve clarity.  
- Partnership over transactions.

## Our journey

### Thirteen years of operational discipline

From a small consultancy to an enterprise advisory partner across two delivery centers — milestones that mark the deliberate progression of our operating model.

**2013**  
### Founded by practitioners  
Started by security operators frustrated by tool-first MSSPs that measured activity instead of risk reduction.

**2016**  
### Auckland delivery center established  
First dedicated delivery center stood up. Team grows to 7 specialists.

**2018**  
### India delivery center opened  
Second center launched to support follow-the-sun operations. Team reaches 11.

**2022**  
### First Palo Alto Cortex JAPAC XMDR partner  
Recognised as the inaugural Cortex XMDR partner in JAPAC. Team grows to 23.

**2023**  
### Imperva Partner of the Year  
Awarded Partner of the Year for measurable customer outcomes.

**2024**  
### Palo Alto NZ Partner of the Year & ISO 27001  
Named Palo Alto NZ Partner of the Year and achieved ISO 27001 certification.

**2025**  
### 30+ professionals delivering threat reduction  
Today: an enterprise advisory partner operating at scale across two centers.

**Established 2016**  
### Auckland, New Zealand  
Headquarters & primary advisory practice.

**Established 2018**  
### India  
24×7 detection & response operations center.

## Leadership

### The people accountable for your program

LinearStack is led by practitioners — operators who have run security programs at scale and now lead the methodology that defines our work.

**Founder & Managing Director**  
### Shiv Raj Virk  
Sets the operating thesis: enterprise security is an operations discipline, not a product category. Leads strategy and customer outcomes.

**Co-Founder & Operational Lead**  
### Kanwar Singh  
Owns the 24×7 detection and response practice, SLA performance, and the methodology that turns telemetry into measurable threat reduction.

**Head of Commercial Strategy**  
### Shal Bali  
Leads commercial strategy and partner alignment — translating operational outcomes into measurable business value for enterprise clients.

## Certifications & alliances

### Independently verified, vendor-recognised

- **ISO 27001**  
Certified 2024
- **Palo Alto Cortex XMDR**  
First JAPAC partner (2022)
- **Palo Alto NZ Partner of the Year**  
2024
- **Imperva Partner of the Year**  
2023
- **Microsoft Security**  
Specialised partner
- **ESET MDR**  
Specialised partner

## Want to meet the team operating your program?

A confidential, executive-level conversation about your operational risks and how our team would approach them — no sales engineering, no canned demo.

**[Request a Private Briefing](https://linearstack.com/assessment)**  
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**See where your threat reduction stands.**  
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