Talal Kashar

Infrastructure for enterprise businesses.

01 / whoami

The founder, in plain text.

No pitch deck. Here is what I do, in the format I think in.

talal — -zsh — 80×24
  1. whoami

    talal kashar · artery systems llc

  2. cat ./background

    cybersecurity professional. i saw the flaw in how businesses run and i work to fix it.

  3. cat ./what-i-do

    help enterprise businesses get found, get booked and save time

  4. cat ./how-i-talk

    straight answers, no jargon

  5. ./next-step

    it starts with a business audit. last section, below.

02 / services

Pick the one that sounds like you.

Each has its own page with the details.

  • conversion · search

    Ecommerce brands

    See where customers drop off, then fix it.

    We find where shoppers leave, fix those spots, and help more people find your store.

    The ecommerce setup
  • launch · baseline

    Funded startups

    A launch-week site with a security baseline.

    A fast, polished site ready for launch, with the security basics set from day one, so the first press mention doesn't find the gaps.

    What the package covers
  • authorized · scoped

    Penetration testing

    Find the gaps before someone else does.

    Testing of your website, apps and network against a written scope you approve and sign. You get a clear report of what to fix first.

    How a test runs

03 / security

Security you can verify.

Measured on this domain on 2026-11-07. Run the same commands.

arterysystems.com
  1. curl -sI https://www.arterysystems.com/talal | grep -iE '^(strict|x-frame)'

    strict-transport-security: max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload

    x-frame-options: DENY

  2. curl -sI https://www.arterysystems.com/talal | grep -oE "(default-src|frame-ancestors) '[a-z]+'"

    default-src 'self'

    frame-ancestors 'none'

  3. curl -s https://www.arterysystems.com/.well-known/security.txt

    Contact: mailto:contact@arterysystems.com

    Expires: 2027-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

  4. cat ./public-work

    watchpost: an open-source SIEM i built. ingest, detect, correlate, triage. 15 detection rules mapped to MITRE ATT&CK.

    github.com/talalkashar/watchpost
sample-finding.txt

sample · fictional target · not client work

target
shop.example
finding
any signed-in customer can read another customer's order (IDOR)
severity
medium · CVSS 3.1 6.5 · CWE-639
reproduce
GET /api/orders/1002 with the session of order 1001's owner returns 200
fix
check order ownership on the server
retest
same request returns 403. closed.

Every test: written authorization, defined scope and rules of engagement, findings with reproduction steps and severity, then a retest of your fixes. Approach aligned to OWASP WSTG and NIST SP 800-115.

04 / how it works

From business audit to a running system.

Four steps, in this order, every time.

  1. Audit

    You walk me through where the hours go. You get an honest read on what would help, and what wouldn't.

  2. Plan

    I write up the scope: what gets built, what it costs, when it's done. You read it, then we both sign.

  3. Build

    You see working pieces early, not one big reveal at the end.

  4. Run

    It goes live and keeps running. When something needs to change, you know exactly who to call.

05 / terms

What you can hold me to.

Every project runs on these three, from the first day to the last.

Talal Kashar · Artery Systems LLC
  1. Progress you can click

    You judge the work by things that run, not by status reports or months of silence.

  2. Scope and price on paper

    Both are written down and fixed before day one, so you always know what you are paying for.

  3. Your signature comes first

    Nothing is built or tested until the agreement is signed. For security work, that signature is the authorization.

06 / next step

Tell me what's slowing you down.

A business audit. You leave with a clear next step, whether or not we work together.

Pick a time