Compliance-first delivery
A security program, not a checklist
Security questionnaires from customers, an upcoming audit, a near-miss incident — most companies arrive at a security program through one of these, and the temptation is to write policies that satisfy the paperwork without changing much in the systems. That approach fails the first time an auditor asks for evidence or an attacker finds the forgotten admin account.
We start with a practical assessment of where you actually stand: cloud and identity configuration, endpoint and server hardening, logging, backups, vendor risk and incident readiness. From there we fix the highest-risk gaps first — least-privilege access, MFA everywhere, CIS-aligned baselines, centralised logging — and write the policies and procedures that describe what you really do. Technical testing comes from our VAPT services, and continuous monitoring can be handed to our managed SOC.
You end up with a real, documented security program and a body of evidence mapped to the frameworks you need. Controls, risks and evidence can be tracked in our GRC platform, and when a specific certification or attestation is the goal, we continue into ISO 27001 or HIPAA, GDPR and SOC 2 readiness.
- Security posture and gap assessment against your target frameworks
- IAM and least-privilege reviews across cloud and SaaS
- CIS-aligned hardening of servers, cloud and endpoints
- Policies and procedures that match how you actually work
- Evidence organised for auditors and customer questionnaires
What's Included
Everything you need, delivered by a senior, security-first team.
Posture Assessment
Review of cloud, identity, endpoints, logging and processes with a risk-ranked roadmap.
IAM Reviews
Access reviews, MFA enforcement, role design and removal of stale or excessive privileges.
Hardening
CIS-benchmark baselines for operating systems, containers and cloud accounts.
Logging & Monitoring
Centralised logs, security alerting and routing to a SOC or on-call team.
Policies & Evidence
Right-sized policy set and an evidence library mapped to each control.
Security Awareness
Practical staff training, phishing exercises and secure-development sessions.
A security programme, not a checklist
Many organisations treat security as a series of reactions: a customer questionnaire, an audit, an incident. Each one triggers a scramble, and little is left behind afterwards. A security programme is different — a defined set of controls, owners and routines that reduce real risk and produce evidence as a by-product. We help you build and run that programme in proportion to your size, data and obligations.
When you need this
- Enterprise customers send security questionnaires you struggle to answer honestly.
- You handle health, financial or personal data and need to demonstrate safeguards.
- You are preparing for ISO 27001, SOC 2 or HIPAA and do not know where to start.
- You have had an incident or a near-miss and want to prevent the next one.
- Security responsibilities are spread informally across engineers with no owner.
What a security programme covers
| Domain | Examples of what we put in place |
|---|---|
| Governance | Security policies, roles, risk register, management review |
| Identity and access | Single sign-on, MFA everywhere, least privilege, joiner-mover-leaver process, access reviews |
| Cloud and infrastructure | Hardening to CIS Benchmarks, encryption, network segmentation, secure baselines as code |
| Application security | Secure SDLC, dependency scanning, penetration testing |
| Detection and response | Centralised logging, alerting, incident response plan and exercises |
| Resilience | Backups, disaster recovery and business continuity testing |
| People | Security awareness training and phishing simulations |
| Third parties | Vendor risk assessments and contract clauses |
Our approach
1. Posture assessment
We review your cloud accounts, identity setup, endpoints, code pipelines and policies against a recognised baseline such as the CIS Controls or NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, and produce a risk-ranked findings report.
2. Prioritised roadmap
Fixes are ordered by risk reduction per unit of effort. MFA, removal of standing admin access, logging and tested backups usually come first.
3. Implement
We implement technical controls directly — IAM, hardening, logging, scanning — and write practical policies that match what you really do.
4. Evidence and continuous monitoring
Controls are monitored continuously and evidence is collected automatically, for example with our GRC Platform, so audits and questionnaires become routine.
One programme, many frameworks
ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR share most of their underlying controls. Building one programme and mapping it to each framework avoids duplicated effort. See ISO 27001 compliance, HIPAA, GDPR and SOC 2 and GRC and risk management, and our article ISO 27001 Readiness: What Gets You Certified.
Common pitfalls
- Copying policy templates that describe controls you do not operate.
- Buying tools before deciding who will act on their alerts.
- Focusing on audit evidence while basic hygiene (MFA, patching) is missing.
- Treating compliance as a one-off project instead of an operating rhythm.
To validate your defences, add VAPT; for round-the-clock detection, see our managed SOC and MDR service.
How We Build Your Security Program
Assess
Interviews, configuration review and evidence check against the frameworks that matter to you.
Prioritise
Risk-ranked roadmap that fixes the most exposed areas first.
Implement
Hardening, access changes, logging and policies delivered alongside your team.
Sustain
Continuous monitoring, periodic reviews and evidence kept current for audits.
Frequently Asked Questions
A review of identity and access, cloud configuration, endpoint and server hardening, logging, backups, application security practices and policies against a recognised baseline, ending with a risk-ranked findings report and roadmap.
We commonly use the CIS Controls and NIST Cybersecurity Framework as a baseline, and map controls to ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR and PCI DSS as required by your customers and regulators.
Yes. We help you answer accurately from your actual controls, build a reusable answer library and close the gaps that questionnaires expose.
We can provide ongoing security leadership on a part-time basis: owning the roadmap, reporting to management, handling customer assurance and coordinating audits, without the cost of a full-time hire.
The posture assessment is fixed-price. Implementation is scoped per phase, and ongoing programme management or virtual CISO support is a monthly retainer.
Book a free consultation. We discuss your data, customers and obligations, then propose a posture assessment.
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