Our Process
A battle-tested methodology refined through hundreds of successful engagements. We combine agile principles with enterprise rigor — security-engineered and audit-ready from phase one. Threat modelling, compliance mapping (NIS2, DORA, EU AI Act, ISO 27001 / 42001) and incident-response readiness woven through every phase.
Stakeholder interviews, technical assessment, requirements documentation, strategic roadmap. Initial threat modelling, EU AI Act risk classification, regulatory scope mapping (NIS2, DORA).
System architecture, database schema, API contracts, UI/UX prototyping. Security-architecture review, zero-trust segmentation, identity & access design, control mapping to ISO 27001 / 42001 — before writing code.
Two-week sprint cycles, daily standups, continuous integration, code reviews. SAST scans on every PR, signed commits, dependency-vulnerability gates.
Automated unit, integration and performance testing. SAST + DAST pipelines, application penetration testing, optional red-team engagement, threat-model verification.
Infrastructure provisioning, blue-green deployments, monitoring setup, documentation handoff. Hardened images, secret rotation, audit-log pipelines, runbook delivery.
24/7 support options, performance optimisation, feature enhancements, knowledge transfer. Incident-response retainer, periodic threat-model refresh, audit-evidence renewal, NIS2 / DORA notification readiness.
Security Across Every Phase
Cybersecurity is not a Phase 04 checkbox. Threat modelling, control mapping, and audit-evidence collection are continuous — woven through discovery, design, build, deploy and operate.
STRIDE / PASTA from Phase 01. Refreshed at architecture changes and at least annually in operate phase.
NIS2, DORA, EU AI Act, ISO 27001 / 42001, SOC 2. Controls scoped in Phase 01, mapped in Phase 02, evidenced continuously.
SAST, DAST, signed commits, SBOM, dependency gates. Every PR ships with security signal — not just CI green.
Application + cloud pen-tests in Phase 04. Optional adversary-emulation red team before launch and annually after.
Hardened base images, secret rotation, audit-log pipelines, immutable evidence, monitored privilege boundaries.
Pre-arranged retainer, runbook drills, NIS2 / DORA 24-hour-notification playbooks, forensic-preservation guidance.
Security is not a deliverable — it's a system property. Bolt-on security at Phase 04 produces audit findings. Engineered security from Phase 01 produces resilient systems. We do the latter.
Core Principles
Threat-modelled before code, hardened before launch, audit-ready before regulators ask. Security is architectural — never bolted on.
Complete visibility into progress, challenges, and decisions throughout the engagement.
Rapid iteration and delivery without compromising quality, stability or security posture.
Enterprise-grade standards with comprehensive testing and documentation.
We embed with your team as true partners, not just vendors.
No vendor obligations, no investor pressure to ship hype. We recommend what works.
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