Independent Cybersecurity ConsultancyIllustrative diagram: a request from the internet with a valid session crosses the edge and reaches another customer’s records through an API that does not check object ownership. An object-level authorization control is then added, and the same request is refused there with a 403 response.
A valid session reaches another customer’s records.
An object-level authorization check is added.
The same request now stops at the control.
Find the weaknesses attackers can actually reach.
We test applications, APIs and cloud environments to show what an attacker could access, why it matters, and what your team can do about it.
Scope and written authorisation agreed before testing begins.
The problem
A firewall or WAF inspects traffic on its way in. It cannot tell whether the application behind it checks that the account you asked for is an account you own.
Authentication flows, object-level authorization, business logic, third-party integrations, cloud identity and the application code itself each introduce weaknesses that a perimeter control is not positioned to see. Those are the weaknesses worth finding, because they are the ones an attacker can still reach.
Our work is deciding which of them are genuinely reachable, what they lead to when chained, and what it takes to close them.
Services
Five service areas, each scoped as a defined engagement. Pick what you need, and we’ll scope the work around it.
Controlled testing that shows where an attacker could gain access and what they could reach.
For teams launching, changing, or exposing new applications, APIs, or infrastructure.
OutputPrioritised findings, attack paths, technical evidence, and remediation guidance.
Engineering and advisory support that builds the detection, logging and response capability your team runs.
For organisations improving how they detect, respond to, and recover from security events.
OutputPractical detection logic, monitoring improvements, hardened infrastructure, and incident readiness.
Application and cloud security built into the way engineering teams design and ship software.
For technology teams expanding their attack surface or shipping software that needs to hold up under scrutiny.
OutputSecure design guidance, engineering-ready fixes, and a stronger security architecture.
Turn security requirements into practical, measurable controls leadership and auditors can rely on.
For organisations building security governance or preparing for regulatory and compliance requirements.
OutputA gap assessment, risk register, control mapping, policies, and a remediation roadmap.
Build a security-conscious workforce that can recognise, resist, and report common threats.
For organisations strengthening the human layer of their security programme.
OutputA more security-aware workforce, tested response habits, and a training programme you can sustain.
Not sure?
Evidence
Three illustrative examples of how we work — documenting a finding, tracing the attack path, and putting it into a clear report. No client work is shown.
Exhibit AFindingExample
Attack scenario. An authenticated user changes the numeric account identifier in an API request and retrieves another user's account data without authorisation.
Business impact. Any authenticated user could enumerate and access other customers' account data — a reportable data exposure.
Remediation. Enforce server-side object-level authorization for every requested resource.
Exhibit BAttack pathExample
Weaknesses become meaningful when they combine. We report the sequence, not just the individual issue.
Exhibit CAssessment report Example
/api/accounts/{id}/Leadership gets a prioritised view of risk; engineering gets the path to the fix.
Also available on request
Client engagements are confidential, so these are technical demonstrations of how we work rather than case studies.
Request a walkthroughHow an engagement works
Nothing is tested until the scope and rules of engagement are agreed in writing, and the work stays inside them. Select a step to see what happens in it and what it produces.
We learn your environment, objectives and constraints, and propose a scope that fits them.
Consultation & scoping
OutputA proposed scope and approach
Scope, rules of engagement and testing windows are agreed in writing before any testing starts.
Written authorisation
OutputWritten authorisation and agreed rules of engagement
We test the agreed attack surface with a structured methodology and record evidence as we go.
Assessment & evidence
OutputEvidence for each candidate finding
Each finding is confirmed, then ranked by how exploitable it is and what it would affect.
Validation & prioritisation
OutputA validated, prioritised list of findings
You receive an executive summary, technical findings and remediation guidance your engineers can act on.
Reporting & remediation
OutputThe assessment report
Where the engagement includes it, we verify that identified issues have been addressed.
Retest & closure
OutputUpdated finding status
Research & insights
Detection quality is measured by the decisions it enables during a live response.
A practical look at where authentication, authorisation, and business logic meet.
How to separate configuration noise from the access paths that create real exposure.
Start with clarity
No surprises between scoping and the final report. Describe the system, the requirement, or the uncertainty you want examined — we'll review the context and come back with the scope we think fits.
You describe the system, the requirement, or the uncertainty.
We review the context and come back with the scope we think fits.
If that turns out to be nothing at all, we tell you that instead.