Services

Technical capabilities, aligned to your risk priorities.

Your mission determines the operation. Tell us what keeps you up at night—unauthorized data access, cloud misconfigurations, API vulnerabilities, weak detection coverage, compliance gaps—and we'll scope an engagement specifically around those risks—nothing more, nothing less.
Offensive Testing

Application & API Security Assessment

Manual security testing targeting your most critical applications and APIs. We focus on the vulnerabilities that matter—authorization bypasses, injection flaws, business logic failures, and authentication weaknesses. Not automated scans dumped into a report. Actual exploitation attempts with reproducible proof-of-concept and remediation paths your developers can follow.

Common objectives: Pre-release security validation • SOC 2 audit preparation • Post-incident security review • Authorization logic verification • API endpoint security
Cloud Security

Cloud Security Posture Review

Configuration assessment of your AWS, Azure, or GCP environment. We examine IAM policies, network architecture, storage security, logging coverage, and secrets management to identify excessive permissions, lateral movement risks, and gaps in visibility. Findings include specific infrastructure-as-code recommendations you can deploy immediately.

Common objectives: Pre-funding security diligence • Multi-account security baseline • Incident response readiness • Compliance requirement gaps • Migration security review
Detection & Response

Detection Engineering & Analytics

Build, tune, and validate detection capabilities so you can identify threats that matter and respond before damage compounds. We develop SIEM rules, threat hunting queries, and alert response playbooks tailored to your environment. Focus on high-fidelity signals that warrant investigation, not alert fatigue from misconfigured detections.

Common objectives: SIEM deployment & tuning • Detection gap analysis • Threat hunting capability development • Alert triage automation • Incident playbook creation
Incident Support

Incident Response Assistance

Rapid technical support when you suspect or confirm a security incident. We assist with scoping the compromise, identifying affected systems, analyzing logs for attacker activity, and developing containment strategies. Post-incident, we help identify root cause and recommend concrete improvements to prevent recurrence.

Common scenarios: Suspected unauthorized access • Ransomware/malware infection • Data exfiltration investigation • Account compromise • Supply chain compromise assessment

Security Program Development

For organizations building or maturing security programs, we provide fractional security leadership and process development. This isn't abstract security strategy—it's hands-on work establishing secure development practices, vulnerability management workflows, security review processes, and metrics that actually drive improvement. We build programs that engineering teams can operate, not security theater that gets ignored.

Typical deliverables: Secure SDLC integration • Code review checklists • Vulnerability triage workflows • Security requirement templates • Incident response procedures • Security awareness programs

How We Work Together

Flexible engagement models that match your budget, timeline, and operational requirements.

Project-Based Engagements

Fixed-scope assessments with defined deliverables and timeline. You specify what needs testing, we provide a statement of work with cost and schedule, and we execute. Best for penetration tests, security reviews, and one-time assessments.

Typical duration: 1-4 weeks
Best for: Pre-release testing, compliance assessments, annual security reviews

Retainer Arrangements

Ongoing advisory and technical support with dedicated monthly hours. You get consistent access for security questions, code reviews, architecture consultations, or ad-hoc testing. We become an extension of your team without the overhead of a full-time hire.

Typical commitment: 10-40 hours/month
Best for: Continuous security support, growing teams, program development

Incident Response Support

On-demand assistance when security incidents occur. We provide immediate technical support for containment, investigation, and recovery. Scoped and billed based on actual incident response time required.

Typical response: Same-day engagement
Best for: Active compromises, suspected breaches, emergency security needs

Custom Engagements

Need something different? We build custom arrangements that fit your situation. This could be supporting M&A security diligence, providing part-time security leadership during a transition, or assisting with complex multi-phase security initiatives. If you have a legitimate security need and reasonable constraints, we'll find a way to structure an engagement that works.

Pricing philosophy: We provide fixed-price quotes for defined scope. You know the cost upfront. No surprise overages unless scope changes (which requires your written approval). For retainers, unused hours don't expire—they roll forward. For incident response, we provide estimated costs before beginning work. Transparency in both technical findings and business terms.

What You Can Expect

Standard deliverables across all engagements.

Executive Summary

High-level overview of findings, risk assessment, and business impact. Written for technical and non-technical stakeholders. No jargon, no inflated severity—just honest assessment of what matters and why.

Technical Findings

Detailed vulnerability reports with reproduction steps, affected systems, exploitation evidence, and severity ratings. If we report a critical finding, we can demonstrate it. If we can't reproduce it, we don't report it.

Remediation Guidance

Specific, actionable recommendations for fixing identified issues. Code examples, configuration changes, architectural improvements—whatever your team needs to actually implement the fixes. Retest verification available if needed.

Communication Throughout

Regular status updates during the engagement. Critical findings are reported immediately via your preferred channel (email, Slack, phone). You're never waiting weeks for a final report to learn about serious vulnerabilities we discovered on day two.

Final Debrief

Live walkthrough of findings, remediation priorities, and Q&A with your technical team. We explain the "why" behind recommendations and help you build a realistic remediation roadmap based on your resources and risk tolerance.

Engagement Process

How we move from initial contact to delivered results.

Step 1

Initial Consultation

30-minute discovery call to understand your environment, objectives, and constraints. You describe what you're trying to protect, what you're concerned about, and what success looks like. No sales pitch—just technical discussion about your actual needs.

Step 2

Scope & Proposal

We provide a written statement of work defining exactly what will be tested, methodology, deliverables, timeline, and fixed cost. Review it, negotiate if needed, sign when you're comfortable with the terms. NDA executed before we see any sensitive information.

Step 3

Execution

Testing begins per agreed schedule. Weekly status updates. Critical findings reported immediately. You maintain contact with the consultant performing the work—no account managers as intermediaries. Questions answered in real-time, not through a ticketing system.

Step 4

Delivery & Closeout

Final report delivered. Debrief call scheduled to walk through findings. Remediation verification available if scope includes retest. Post-engagement support for technical questions about implementing recommendations. No handoff to a different team—same consultant from start to finish.

Ready to scope an engagement?

Tell us what you need tested, reviewed, or built. We'll provide an honest assessment of whether we're the right fit and, if so, a clear proposal with fixed pricing and deliverables. No obligation for the initial consultation.

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