[About]
The guard dog for the agent era.
Cerbera is a security platform built by Bastion. We give security and engineering teams one control plane for every AI model, MCP server, browser, and coding agent in their company.
[Why we exist]
In a single year, AI went from a novelty to the way work gets done. Employees adopted thousands of tools, developers wired up agents and MCP servers, and sensitive data started flowing to models no one had approved, all faster than security could respond.
Cerbera exists to close that gap. Named for the guardian at the gate, it watches every place AI meets your data and lets you secure it from one transparent proxy, deployed in minutes.
[Founding team]
We're Forward Deployed Engineers
Our founding team spent 7 years at Palantir, where we learned that real security comes from engineers embedded with customers, not from software alone.
We protected some of the world's most sensitive organizations, from Fortune 500 companies to government agencies.
Now we bring that same hands-on, technical approach to securing the AI that companies are racing to adopt.
[Our mission]
We're crafting the security operating system for the agent era
We're building Cerbera to serve as the security operating system for AI-driven companies. A single platform where AI discovery, inspection, and governance converge.
As AI reshapes every industry, the companies adopting it face unprecedented security challenges: protecting sensitive data, preventing model and agent misuse, and meeting customer requirements that evolve faster than compliance frameworks.
We believe security should accelerate AI adoption, not slow it down. That means building infrastructure that adapts to how modern companies actually work, with engineers who understand both the technology and the threat landscape.
[Our operating principles]
How we work
We intentionally keep our team small to create a high-impact, fast-moving, hands-on environment, one that reflects the culture that shaped our founding team at Palantir and beyond.
At our core, we value:
Candid. We say what we mean. No corporate speak, no hidden agendas. We call out what is broken and own our mistakes.
Curious. We ask why until we understand. Security is a field where complacency kills. We dig deeper and question everything.
Optimistic. Every problem has a solution worth finding. Security does not have to be painful. We see constraints as creative challenges.
Low-ego. The best idea wins, regardless of who proposed it. Titles mean nothing; impact means everything.
High-energy. We move fast because our customers need us to. We bring intensity to every problem and stamina to every project.
[Values]
What we believe.
Security without friction
The safest control is the one people never route around. We make guardrails invisible to the user.
Visibility first
You cannot govern what you cannot see. We start every engagement by showing you the truth of your AI usage.
Your data stays yours
Detection runs locally by default. We are a transparent proxy, not a logging funnel.
Open by default
Vendor-neutral frameworks and clear documentation. No lock-in, removed in one click.
[Backed by Bastion]
A Bastion product.
Cerbera is built and operated by Bastion, the team that helps companies reach SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR compliance through managed security. Cerbera brings that same operator mindset to the AI attack surface.
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