Why security feels slow even in modern stacks
You can have Kubernetes, cloud-native services, and modern CI/CD—and still rely on manual security reviews, spreadsheet-based controls, and audit evidence collected at quarter-end.
The result: security is perceived as a tax, not a differentiator. Our focus is to wire security and compliance into how your platform and teams already work.
Our approach
1) Map controls to real systems
- Align frameworks (SOC 2, ISO, PCI, HIPAA, internal) to actual platforms and services.
- Identify where controls already exist in tools but aren’t being used as evidence.
- Spot gaps where policy is written but not enforced by code or configuration.
2) Design opinionated guardrails
- Standardize IAM patterns, network boundaries, and secrets management.
- Define paved-road configurations for common workloads (web, data, internal tools).
- Document what’s “in bounds” vs. what needs review, per risk level.
3) Implement security-as-code and continuous compliance
- Integrate static analysis, dependency scanning, and image policies into CI/CD.
- Use policy-as-code (e.g., OPA) to enforce and test platform-level constraints.
- Instrument evidence collection for audits as part of regular operations.
4) Make risk and posture visible
- Build dashboards that summarize posture by system, team, and control area.
- Relate findings to business impact, not just technical severity.
- Set up review cadences between security, platform, and product leads.
Key benefits
- Faster delivery because fewer changes require bespoke security review.
- Stronger posture through consistent, testable controls.
- Cleaner audits with evidence produced continuously, not just at year-end.
- Better collaboration between security, platform, and product teams.
How we typically engage
- Security & platform assessment (2–3 weeks): map current controls and friction.
- Guardrail & policy design (4–8 weeks): define IAM, network, secrets, and pipeline standards.
- Implementation & enablement: integrate into platforms, pipelines, and reporting.