Capability 04
Security engineered into every layer.
Capability 04 / System profile
06 layers
Core disciplines
- Zero Trust
- IAM
- DevSecOps
- Threat modeling
- Cloud security
- Secure SDLC
Works alongside
01Services
What we engineer.
- 01
Application security
Secure design reviews, security-focused code review and testing for injection, broken authorization and vulnerable dependencies.
- 02
Cloud security
Hardened cloud configurations, identity and network segmentation, encryption and continuous posture monitoring across accounts and subscriptions.
- 03
IAM
Single sign-on, MFA, role- and attribute-based access control, privileged access management and workload identity for services.
- 04
Zero Trust
Architectures where every request is authenticated, authorized and encrypted based on identity and context, never on network location alone.
- 05
DevSecOps
Security checks embedded in CI/CD: static analysis, dependency and container scanning, secrets detection and infrastructure policy checks.
- 06
Threat modeling
Structured analysis of how a system can be attacked, using data-flow diagrams and frameworks such as STRIDE, producing prioritized mitigations.
- 07
Vulnerability management
Continuous discovery, risk-based prioritization and tracked remediation of vulnerabilities across code, containers, hosts and cloud resources.
- 08
Security automation
Detection-to-response workflows, guardrails that remediate misconfigurations automatically, and evidence collection for audits.
- 09
Secure SDLC
Security requirements, design review, testing and release controls defined for every stage of the software lifecycle.
02Zero Trust architecture
Never trust location. Verify every request.
Verification layers
01 / 06
Layer 01 / Identity
Per request
Who is making this request, and how strongly is that proven?
Every user and workload has a verifiable identity. Authentication is centralized, phishing-resistant where possible and re-evaluated as risk changes during a session.
Controls we engineer
- SSO (OIDC / SAML)
- Phishing-resistant MFA
- Conditional access
- Workload identity
03Secure SDLC
Security at every stage of delivery.
Security requirements and abuse cases are written alongside functional requirements, and data classification is agreed before design.
- Security requirements
- Abuse cases
- Data classification
Delivery stage
01 / 07
Plan
Security requirements and abuse cases are written alongside functional requirements, and data classification is agreed before design.
- Security requirements
- Abuse cases
- Data classification
04Engineering approach
How we engineer security.
- 01
Identity is the perimeter
Access decisions rest on verified identity and context, for people and for workloads alike.
- 02
Shift left, verify right
We catch issues early in design and build, and keep verifying in production, because both are needed.
- 03
Automate the control
A control that depends on someone remembering is not a control. Checks run in pipelines and policy engines.
- 04
Least privilege by default
Permissions start at zero and are granted narrowly, with expiry for elevated access.
- 05
Assume breach
We design so that one compromised component has limited reach, and so that detection is fast.
- 06
Evidence as a by-product
Logs, approvals and scan results are retained automatically, so audits draw on records rather than recollection.
05Industries
Where we engineer security.
- 01
Financial Services
Identity-centric access, segmented cloud environments and auditable controls around transaction and customer data.
Explore Financial Services
- 02
Healthcare
Privacy controls, access governance and encryption engineered for sensitive health information.
Explore Healthcare
- 03
Government & Defense
Secure software engineering and Zero Trust patterns for mission systems, delivered directly or alongside prime contractors.
Explore Government & Defense
06Concept architectures
Security reference architectures.
- Concept Architecture
01Healthcare
AI Clinical Operations
A retrieval-augmented operations assistant that helps clinical operations staff find policy, scheduling and routing information, with human review at every decision point.
View architecture
- Concept Architecture
04Financial Services
Real-Time Financial Intelligence
A streaming architecture that scores transactions for risk in flight and gives analysts an auditable trail from signal to decision.
View architecture
- 06 total
All concept architectures
Illustrative reference architectures across industries and capabilities, each showing how we would approach a hard engineering problem.
Browse case studies
07FAQ
Common questions.
01What does Zero Trust mean in practice?
Every request is authenticated and authorized based on identity, device posture and context, rather than trusted because it originates inside the network. In practice that means strong identity, segmented networks, per-request authorization, encryption everywhere and continuous monitoring. It is adopted incrementally, starting with the most critical applications.
02Where should a Zero Trust program start?
With identity and visibility. Consolidating authentication, enforcing MFA and building an inventory of users, devices, applications and data flows usually reduces the most risk early, and makes later segmentation and policy work possible.
03Can you help us meet compliance requirements?
We engineer technical controls that map to the requirements of frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and NIST guidance, and we automate the collection of evidence. Certification and attestation are performed by independent auditors; we help you build and operate the controls they assess.
04Will security checks slow down our delivery teams?
Not if they are engineered into the pipeline. Automated checks run on every change, findings reach developers in their normal workflow with context, and policy gates block only what matters. Manual review is reserved for high-risk changes.
05Do you work with our existing security team?
Yes. We work alongside security and platform teams, implementing controls, integrating tooling into pipelines and documenting how each control works. We align with your existing policies, risk register and incident response processes.
Cybersecurity
Need security that is built in?
Tell us about your systems, your risks and your constraints. We'll help you engineer controls that hold up and keep delivery moving.