Christoph Mahrl
Co-Founder Pentester at Syslifters
St. Pölten, Lower Austria
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Top SchoolChristoph Mahrl is a penetration tester and co-founder of Syslifters with 11 years of hands-on experience assessing security across startups, high-tech firms, and large enterprises. Trained with a BSc and Dipl.-Ing. in Information Security from Fachhochschule St. Pölten, he combines a methodical testing approach with clear communication to make complex vulnerabilities understandable to technical and non-technical stakeholders. He specializes in bypassing security controls to reveal real-world risks and delivers pragmatic remediation guidance rather than theoretical findings. Based in St. Pölten, Austria, Christoph blends consultancy rigor with entrepreneurial drive, often translating deep technical discoveries into business-focused risk narratives. An implicit strength is his focus on reproducible, structured testing processes that scale across diverse environments.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BSc, IT Security, Bachelor of Science - BSc, IT Security at Fachhochschule St Pölten
English, German, Italian
Github Skills (45)
penetration-testing10
pentesting10
offensive-security10
report-generator10
surface9
depth9
fingerprint8
enumeration8
information-gathering7
sox7
security7
maltego7
discovery7
owasp7
active-directory7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Syslifters/OffSec-Reporting
Feb 2023 - Mar 2023
Offensive Security OSCP, OSWP, OSEP, OSWA, OSWE, OSED, OSMR, OSEE, OSDA Exam and Lab Reporting / Note-Taking Tool
Contributions:31 commits, 2 PRs, 45 pushes in 16 days
lab-reportoffensive-securityoffsecoscposcp-tools
Syslifters/offsec-tools
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
Compiled tools for internal assessments
Contributions:130 releases, 70 commits, 2 PRs in 9 days
offensive-securityoffsecoscp-toolspentestingpentesting-tools
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