Security controls sized for the team that has to run them
We start from how your organization could realistically be attacked, close the gaps that matter most, and set up monitoring and response routines your team can sustain.
What a security engagement covers
Security work is phased. Most organizations begin with identity, email and endpoints, then move to segmentation and monitoring.
A good fit when
- Staff sign in to email, VPN or cloud applications with passwords alone, without multi-factor authentication.
- A client, insurer, auditor or regulator is asking for evidence of security controls.
- Remote access and third-party support accounts have grown without review.
- You have had a phishing, ransomware or account-takeover incident, or a near miss.
What the work covers
- Security assessment of identities, endpoints, email, the network perimeter, cloud settings and backups.
- Identity hardening: MFA, conditional access, separate privileged accounts and account lifecycle.
- Next-generation firewall design, including high availability, VPN and segmentation policy.
- Endpoint protection, a patching baseline, disk encryption and removal of unnecessary local administrator rights.
- Email security: SPF, DKIM and DMARC, filtering, and verification routines for payment changes.
- Centralized logging or SIEM integration, alert routing and an incident response playbook.
What you receive
- D1Security assessment with prioritized risks
- D2Remediation roadmap by phase
- D3Firewall and segmentation design
- D4Configuration baselines for identity, endpoints and email
- D5Incident response playbook and tabletop exercise notes
What it depends on
- Management support for policy changes such as MFA and removing local administrator rights.
- Administrative access to identity, email, firewall and endpoint management platforms.
- An inventory of users, devices and third parties with access.
- Named people to receive alerts and make decisions during an incident.
How a security engagement runs
STEP 01
Assess
Review identities, devices, email, the perimeter, cloud and backups against realistic attack paths.
D1Security assessment
STEP 02
Prioritize
Rank fixes by risk reduction and effort, and agree which changes users will notice.
D2Remediation roadmap
STEP 03
Harden
Roll out MFA, configuration baselines, firewall policy and segmentation in controlled phases.
D3Configuration baselines
STEP 04
Monitor
Centralize logs, tune alerts and route them to people who will act on them.
D4Monitoring and alert map
STEP 05
Rehearse
Run a tabletop exercise on a realistic incident and improve the playbook.
D5Incident playbook and exercise notes
Where attacks usually start
- Stolen or reused passwords
- MFA on email, VPN, remote access and administrator accounts blocks most account-takeover attempts that rely on stolen passwords.
- Phishing and payment fraud
- Filtering helps, but verifying bank-detail changes by phone, using a number you already have, stops the costliest business email compromise losses.
- Unpatched internet-facing systems
- VPN gateways, firewalls and remote access portals need patches applied quickly, because attackers scan the internet for known vulnerabilities.
- Flat networks
- Without segmentation, one infected laptop can reach servers, cameras and backups. Firewall zones limit the spread.
- Backups within the attacker's reach
- Ransomware operators look for backups first. Separate credentials and immutable copies keep recovery possible.
Common questions
We are a small company. Are we really a target?
Most attacks are opportunistic: automated scans and bulk phishing find weak passwords and unpatched systems regardless of company size. Basic controls such as MFA, patching and reliable backups stop a large share of them.
Do we need a SIEM?
Not necessarily at the start. Centralized logs from identity, firewall and endpoint tools, with alerts that reach a person, deliver much of the value. A SIEM makes sense when log volumes and correlation needs justify its cost.
Will MFA disrupt our staff?
Briefly. With an authenticator app and remembered devices, most users approve a prompt only occasionally. We plan enrolment, help-desk support and exceptions before switching it on.
Can you help with Data Privacy Act compliance?
We implement and document technical and organizational security measures that support compliance. Legal interpretation and registration obligations should be confirmed with your data protection officer or legal adviser.
What if we are attacked during the engagement?
The incident response work moves to the front of the plan and we help contain the incident. A serious breach may also need a specialist incident response firm and legal counsel, and we coordinate with them.
Related guides and scenarios
Guides
Want to know where you are most exposed?
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