Security and privacy that gets built in, not bolted on.
Most security problems we find were not caused by a lack of effort. They were caused by security being asked to sign off at the end of a project, once the architecture is set, the vendor is chosen, and the go live date is fixed. By then, the best anyone can do is patch around the edges. We work the other way. We get involved early enough that privacy and security requirements shape the build, not the other way around.
Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)Australian Privacy PrinciplesGDPRIAPP CIPT/CIPMWCAG 2.1 AA
Delivery experience, not theory
We have conducted security assessments across websites and web applications, from open source intelligence and static analysis through to penetration testing and testing for AI-driven social engineering such as deepfake voice and video impersonation, and developed non-functional requirements for public facing systems in health and government settings that embed security by design from the outset.
Privacy as first class, not an adjunct
We are well versed in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles it sets out, as well as GDPR for organisations with European exposure, informed by the IAPP’s CIPT and CIPM bodies of knowledge. We also bring direct experience delivering identity solutions, including Azure B2C and Okta, at scale.
Identity now means more than people
Most identity programs were built around a human lifecycle: join, get access, leave. That model breaks down once AI agents, service accounts, and automated workflows are counted, and in most enterprises today they already outnumber human logins many times over. An agent that can request its own credentials, chain them together, and act without a person checking each step needs the same rigour applied to what it can reach as any staff member does, not an inherited, over-privileged account nobody remembers creating. We treat this as a first-class part of identity work, not a footnote to the human side of it.
The outcome we aim for is the kind of groundwork that would earn praise from an external penetration testing firm as one of the more secure sites they’d reviewed, not a compliance tick after the fact.
Our work in this space covers:
- Security assessment and penetration testing
- Privacy by design advisory and non-functional requirements development
- Digital identity architecture and implementation, including passwordless and passkey-based authentication
- Non-human identity governance for AI agents, service accounts, and automated workflows
- Website accessibility compliance to WCAG 2.1 AA
We understand that a security or privacy finding is only useful if it comes with a practical path to fixing it, delivered in time to matter, not a report that lands after the decision has already been made.
Contact us to talk through your current security posture, your privacy obligations, or an identity project you are planning, and we will help you understand where the real risk sits before recommending a solution.
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