Idaho Based · Cybersecurity & Software Development

Custom Software and
Cybersecurity Services.

Blackhount delivers custom software development and professional cybersecurity services to businesses across Idaho and the Pacific Northwest. Based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

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Serving founders, business owners, and growing companies across Idaho and the Pacific Northwest.

What We Do

Proprietary cybersecurity tooling and custom software development.

Cybersecurity Platform

Blackhount operates a proprietary cybersecurity platform built in-house. It performs vulnerability scanning, continuous system monitoring, and generates the security assessment reports delivered to clients.

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Penetration Testing

Adversary-simulated security assessments against web applications, networks, and infrastructure. Every engagement produces a detailed technical report with severity classifications and remediation guidance.

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Custom App Development

Software developed from scratch to your exact specifications. Internal tools, customer-facing platforms, SaaS products, and investor-ready MVPs. Fully client-owned upon delivery.

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Blackhount Watch

Continuous security monitoring for businesses without a security team. Add your domains and Blackhount Watch scans them around the clock, alerting you the moment a new exposure or regression appears. Plans from 49 per month.

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Why Blackhount?

Local, focused, and built on direct relationships.

Built for Founders

We build investor-ready software products: functional, tested, and designed to support due diligence and fundraising conversations.

Built for Business Owners

When commercial software no longer fits your workflow, we develop internal tools designed precisely around your operations. Fully owned. No recurring licensing.

Direct & Accountable

Every engagement is handled directly by the engineer responsible for the work. No account managers. No offshore handoffs. Clear accountability at every stage.

Proprietary Security Tooling

Our cybersecurity assessments run on a platform we built ourselves. Every scan, finding, and report is produced by Blackhount infrastructure, not a third-party tool with generic output.

From the Field

Latest Insights

Technical insights on cybersecurity and software development.

Cloud complexity
Software Development

Why We Don't Recommend Big Cloud for Most Small Businesses

200 services, multiple deployment models, and a $150K/year engineer just to maintain it. You are not Netflix.

Feb 11, 2026 · 8 min read Read →
Supply chain attack
Supply Chain

Supply Chain Attacks: The Threat Hiding in Your Trusted Software

A hijacked npm package was silently stealing AWS credentials on every single build for 94 days.

Apr 3, 2026 · 7 min read Read →
Replace SaaS
Software Development

When to Stop Paying for SaaS and Build Your Own

$4,200/month across 6 tools that didn't talk to each other. We replaced 3 of them for $14,000. Payback in 3 months.

Oct 7, 2025 · 6 min read Read →
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Contact us to discuss your project or security requirements. We provide straightforward assessments and honest recommendations.

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