Security Studio & Engineering Lab

Building traps, tools
and tactics.

Synth1ca is a security studio and engineering lab focused on deception, recon, and practical security. We build tools, services and experiments.

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What Synth1ca builds.

Tools and platforms designed for real-world security challenges.

VARA

A deception-driven security platform focused on signal, not alerts. Built for teams who want visibility into real attacker behavior.

Security Lab

Research experiments and tools for defenders who want more signal with less noise.

VARA — Deception Security Platform

A deception-driven security platform focused on signal, not alerts. Built for teams who want visibility into real attacker behavior. VARA deploys specialized honeypot sensors that detect and analyze malicious activity with high fidelity.

Feature

Deception-Driven

Focused on signal, not alerts. No noise, just real threats.

Feature

Real Attacker Visibility

See exactly how attackers behave in your environment.

Feature

Honeypot Sensors

Specialized, high-fidelity sensors that detect malicious activity.

Feature

Rust-first

Memory safety, zero-cost abstractions, fearless concurrency in production.

About Us

Small studio, big ambitions

We're a small cybersecurity studio built in Szczecin by a few friends with a passion for ethical hacking and cybersecurity. We combine technical skills with a practical approach to security.

Location

Built in the heart of Western Pomerania. Szczecin is our home, but our solutions reach clients worldwide.

Quick facts

  • Offensive-minded engineers focused on deception, recon and Rust-powered systems.
  • Ship fast with a lab mindset: build, test, deploy, learn.
  • Privacy-first: minimal data collection, maximal signal.

Tech vibe

Synth1ca runs like a security lab: Rust services, hardened infra, and deception sensors tuned for real-world signal. We build the tools we'd trust in our own environments.

Our Mission

Signal over noise.

Security isn't just about compliance and certificates. It's an ongoing battle against evolving threats. We build traps, sensors, and workflows that give teams clear signal on real attacker behavior.

Our approach.

  • Offensive mindset, defensive outcomes.
  • Deception and traps instead of just walls.
  • Privacy-first by design – minimal data, maximal signal.
  • Small, focused, shipping fast.

Who we build for.

  • Small SaaS teams in the cloud.
  • MSP & security-conscious hosting.
  • Engineers who want to know who's knocking.

If you deploy to the internet and care who's probing you, you're in our target group.

Synth1ca in one sentence.

“Synth1ca is an indie, offensive-minded security studio. We ship honeypots, tools and workflows that we'd actually use in our own infrastructure.”

Lucas 'hexe' Piątek — Founder

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Get updates about new traps, tools, and releases. No spam, just signal.

Email

hello@synth1ca.eu

Location

Szczecin, Poland

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