Full-spectrum cyber security — from penetration testing and threat intelligence through to SOC monitoring, incident response, and board-level security governance. Technical depth that finds real vulnerabilities before attackers do.
No obligation · Assessment delivered within 5 business days · NDA as standard
Every engagement is grounded in before/after risk scores, verified vulnerability counts, and compliance posture — not just a list of activities completed.
Results reflect typical engagement outcomes. Actual improvements depend on baseline posture, scope, and remediation commitment.
Of organisations that self-assess as "secure", 98% have critical vulnerabilities identified during an independent penetration test or red team exercise.
Average external attack surface reduction following a structured vulnerability management and hardening programme over a 90-day initial engagement.
Average time from initial gap assessment to Cyber Essentials Plus certification — enabling clients to meet procurement requirements and reduce insurance premiums.
Guaranteed first-responder engagement within 4 hours of a confirmed incident — reducing dwell time, limiting blast radius, and accelerating recovery.
Cyber security investment is proportionate to the cost of failure. We work with organisations where the reputational, regulatory, or operational consequence of a breach justifies technical security done properly.
Offensive testing to find what attackers will find. Defensive architecture to stop them. Governance frameworks to keep you compliant. Incident response for when it goes wrong.
CREST-aligned external and internal penetration testing across networks, web applications, APIs, and cloud environments. Detailed findings reports with CVSS severity scoring and remediation guidance.
Full-scope adversary simulation — testing people, processes, and technology simultaneously. Objective-based campaigns modelling real threat actor TTPs to expose gaps that vulnerability scanning cannot find.
Continuous vulnerability scanning, prioritisation by exploitability and business impact, and a structured remediation programme with tracked closure rates and risk-reduction reporting.
Zero-trust architecture design, network segmentation, identity hardening, endpoint security configuration review, and cloud security posture management — reducing attack surface at the architectural level.
24/7 Security Operations Centre monitoring with SIEM correlation, threat hunting, anomaly detection, and human analyst escalation for confirmed incidents. Full visibility across endpoint, network, and cloud.
Rapid-response incident triage, containment, forensic investigation, and recovery — with a guaranteed 4-hour SLA for confirmed incidents. Post-incident root cause analysis and lessons-learned programme.
SPF, DKIM, and DMARC configuration, advanced email filtering, business email compromise (BEC) protection, and phishing simulation campaigns with staff training to reduce the human attack vector.
MFA enforcement, privileged access management (PAM), conditional access policies, identity governance, and SSO rationalisation — eliminating over-privileged accounts and credential-based attack paths.
Role-based security awareness programmes, phishing simulation campaigns, board-level security briefings, and a culture of security built through education — not just policy documents nobody reads.
Our offensive security practice operates on one principle: the only way to know your defences are adequate is to test them against realistic attack scenarios, conducted by practitioners who think like adversaries.
Defining test boundaries, objectives, and rules of engagement before any testing begins. All work is authorised in writing, with clear escalation procedures for critical findings discovered in scope.
OSINT collection, attack surface mapping, technology fingerprinting, and credential exposure scanning — understanding what an attacker knows before they touch your systems.
Attempting to exploit discovered vulnerabilities in a controlled manner — demonstrating real-world impact through privilege escalation, lateral movement, and objective achievement.
A technical findings report with CVSS-scored vulnerabilities, proof-of-concept evidence, and prioritised, actionable remediation steps. Executive summary for board and risk committee.
Free re-test of all Critical and High findings within 90 days of the original report — verifying that remediations have been implemented correctly and not introduced new vulnerabilities.
Illustrative examples of the vulnerability classes and severity levels discovered across penetration testing engagements.
| Finding | Category | Severity | Business impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unauthenticated RCE on internet-facing service | Network perimeter | Critical | Complete system compromise without credentials — full business impact |
| SQL injection in customer portal — data exfiltration path | Web application | Critical | Potential GDPR breach, customer data exposure, regulatory notification required |
| NTLM relay attack — domain compromise via internal network | Internal network / AD | High | Full Active Directory compromise achievable from any network-connected device |
| Missing DMARC — organisation impersonation via email | Email security | High | Enables phishing campaigns appearing to originate from your domain |
| AWS S3 bucket publicly accessible — sensitive data exposed | Cloud misconfiguration | High | Sensitive files readable by anyone — immediate GDPR and reputational exposure |
| Password spraying — 40% of accounts lockout-exempt | Identity & Access | Medium | Credential stuffing attacks viable; account policy remediation required |
| Outdated TLS configuration — downgrade attack path | Network / Cryptography | Medium | Encrypted traffic potentially interceptable on public networks |
We design security programmes that align to the frameworks your clients, investors, and regulators care about — so compliance is a by-product of good security, not a separate exercise.
We run the gap assessment, remediate every control failure, and manage the certification submission — delivering the certificate your procurement and insurance teams require without the 6-month project it usually becomes.
ISO 27001 certification demonstrates that information security is embedded in how your organisation operates — not bolted on. We design and implement the ISMS, manage the internal audit programme, and support you through external certification.
Every hour of dwell time after a breach increases the blast radius, the recovery cost, and the regulatory exposure. Our incident response service is designed to cut that time to a minimum.
Outcomes from penetration testing, incident response, and security programme engagements across regulated and high-risk sectors.
Successful ransomware incidents in the 24 months following our security hardening and EDR deployment for a legal firm that had previously suffered two ransomware attacks in three years. Full endpoint, email, and identity posture overhaul delivered in 8 weeks.
Security HardeningTechnical security risk identified during M&A due diligence — comprising unpatched CVEs on internet-facing systems, missing DMARC across 6 domains, and exposed admin interfaces — enabling price renegotiation before the deal closed.
M&A Due DiligenceCyber Essentials Plus certification achieved for a FinTech startup — unlocking a £4M enterprise contract that required certification as a prerequisite. Gap-to-cert in 6 weeks, including remediation of 14 control failures.
Cyber Essentials PlusRansomware incident contained within 4 hours of first alert for a professional services firm — limiting encryption to 3 workstations from a potential estate of 180. Full recovery from clean backups completed within 18 hours with zero data loss.
Incident ResponseChoose a fixed-scope engagement for a defined assessment or certification, or a managed security retainer for continuous protection, monitoring, and programme governance.
Questions we hear most often from businesses evaluating cyber security investment for the first time — or after a security incident.
Book a free risk assessment. We'll review your external attack surface, identify your three highest-priority vulnerabilities, and give you an honest view of your current security posture — at no cost and no obligation.