Security and Compliance

Security and compliance are now a condition of doing business. Customers, insurers, regulators and public-sector buyers all expect evidence that your data and systems are protected. Most organisations need more than one framework to show it.

Rather than treating each standard as a separate project, we build one security programme for your organisation. Controls are implemented once and mapped to every framework you need, which means less duplicated effort, lower cost and a single, always-ready body of evidence for auditors and customers.

One programme, every framework you need

• Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus: the UK Government-backed baseline that protects against the most common cyber attacks, and is often required for public-sector and supply-chain contracts. We prepare your environment, close the gaps and support you through certification with an accredited certification body.
• ISO/IEC 27001: an information security management system designed around your business, with risk assessment and treatment, the Statement of Applicability, internal audit and certification support. It can be extended with ISO/IEC 27017 and 27018 for cloud services.
• PCI DSS v4.0: scoping and segmentation to reduce your cardholder data environment, remediation, and readiness for self-assessment or a qualified security assessor.
• UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018: data mapping, data protection impact assessments, policies, technical safeguards and breach readiness for the 72-hour notification requirement.
• SOC 2: readiness for Type I and Type II reports against the trust services criteria, for SaaS and service providers.
• NIS2, the NIS Regulations and DORA: for essential services, digital service providers and financial organisations that must demonstrate operational resilience.
• NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework and the NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit: for public-sector bodies, health and care organisations and their suppliers.
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework and CIS Controls: best-practice baselines that strengthen any programme, regulated or not.

How we deliver it

1. Assess: a gap analysis against the frameworks that matter to you, combined with a risk assessment of your people, processes and technology.
2. Plan: a prioritised, costed roadmap and a unified control set mapped to every framework, so nothing is done twice.
3. Implement: policies and procedures people can follow, plus technical controls including identity and multi-factor authentication, endpoint protection, patching, encryption, network segmentation, secure configuration, logging and backup.
4. Certify: evidence collection, internal audits and support through external assessments and certification audits.
5. Operate and improve: continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, penetration testing and regular reviews keep you compliant from one audit to the next.

Security architecture and engineering

We translate your business and technical requirements into high-level and detailed security designs aligned with your architecture standards and compliance obligations, covering firewalls and network segmentation, identity and access management, SIEM and intrusion detection, encryption and key management, and secure cloud configuration. Our engineers then implement and harden the agreed controls alongside your team, documenting everything so evidence is ready for auditors.

Managed security operations (SOC)

We design and run security monitoring that fits your risk profile, either from our own operations centre or embedded with your team on site:

• A 24-hour SOC service, delivered under agreed SLAs and escalation routes by consultants holding CISSP and CEH certifications.
• Design and deployment of SIEM, intrusion detection, file integrity monitoring and vulnerability scanning.
• Regular penetration testing to validate your controls.
• A tailored incident management plan covering investigation, containment, escalation and lessons learned.

Remote CISO

Not every organisation needs a full-time Chief Information Security Officer, but every organisation needs that accountability. Our remote CISO gives you a qualified, experienced security leader who owns your security policies, reports to your board and keeps your programme on track, at a fraction of the cost of a permanent hire.

Why one programme works better

• One set of controls and evidence serves every framework and every customer questionnaire.
• Lower cost and less disruption than running separate compliance projects.
• Consistent security across on-premises systems, cloud platforms and suppliers.
• A clear view of your risk, owned at board level.

Not sure which frameworks apply to you? Book a free initial consultation and we will help you work out exactly what you need, and in what order.