What is Applied Research?"
Applied Research refers to: "Accessing and using some part of the research communities' accumulated theories, knowledge, methods, and techniques, for a specific, often state, commercial, or client driven purpose. - Wikipedia"
Why thinkst?
Thinkst was founded to respond to the simple (but often repeated) call in infosec today: "We are not winning against X". Despite billions being spent worldwide, we are often not much better than we were 10 years ago. This process is not tenable.
With a decade of history in well published applied research and a strong network of partners, thinkst aims at turning the current tide, because we strongly agree with Voltaire when he said: