The Company That Made Attackers Pay
AuthLN invented Pay Factor Authentication® — the first identity security layer that attaches real economic cost to every authentication attempt.
Our Mission
Invert the Economics of Credential Attacks
Traditional identity security leaves attacker costs at zero. Attempts are free and infinite. Detection tools react after the damage is done. AuthLN changes the fundamental equation by making every unauthorized authentication attempt a negative-ROI activity.
“In the military, we were taught to strike back. In cybersecurity, we are taught to absorb and report. AuthLN changes that. Our mission is to make cybercrime unprofitable.” — Mike Siers (Inventor & CEO)
Our Story
Founded in August 2024
Based in Dublin, Ohio, AuthLN was founded on a simple insight: if you make attackers pay real money for every login attempt, credential attacks become economically unviable. We built the technology to prove it, and patented it so no one else can copy it.
- Location Dublin, OH
- Founded 2024
- Category Cybersecurity & Blockchain-Enabled Authentication
Patent Moat
Two Granted U.S. Patents
US Patent 11,956,366
Pay Factor Authentication methods — covering the core mechanism of attaching economic proof to authentication flows.
US Patent 12,118,550
Financial proof in login flows — protecting the integration of payment verification within identity protocols.
These patents protect the core mechanism of attaching economic cost to authentication. No incumbent — not Okta, not Microsoft, not Ping — can replicate this approach.
Leadership
Meet the Team
AuthLN's leadership combines deep experience across cybersecurity, enterprise engineering, and cloud infrastructure.
Mike Siers
Founder & CEO
Entrepreneurial vision behind the original invention of Pay Factor Authentication. Drives strategy, product direction, and market positioning.
Andrew Bryan
CTO
Decades of cybersecurity leadership and operational expertise. Guides the architecture and security posture of the platform.
Brad Abbott
CRO
Seasoned entrepreneur and growth leader with a record of successful ventures. Deep expertise in venture-backed lending, business development, and operational management driving commercial strategy and enterprise expansion.
Dennis Edwards
VP Engineering
Advanced technical leadership with a rare combination of academic computer science depth and real-world engineering execution.
Craig Simon
DevOps
Ensures the platform operates securely and reliably at scale through modern cloud infrastructure, observability, and operational excellence.
AuthLN's team combines combat-tested military veterans with deep expertise in cybersecurity, including experience at venture-backed and IPO-stage startups, alongside strengths in system architecture and cloud-scale infrastructure. With leadership spanning enterprise security, academia, DevOps, and successful startup innovation — including prior founder exit experience — the team is uniquely positioned to build and deploy the next generation of identity security that shifts risk to attackers while delivering faster, frictionless authentication for legitimate users.