Solutions
Expertise for every layer of your security stack.
We research twenty-one areas of cyber, from the inbox to the SOC. Choose yours, or search the problem, and we’ll find what fits.
- No consulting fee
- If nothing fits, we say so
- Vendor-independent
How we help
One method, whichever area you choose.
The same three stages for every part of your stack.
01Ongoing, in every area
Research
We test the leading products in each area before you ask, so your shortlist starts from evidence.
02With you
Shortlist
We learn your risks, tools, budget and team, then narrow the market to the few that fit, with a reason for every cut.
- Understand
- Map
- Narrow
03In your environment
Prove and hand over
Trial the finalists on your own data. We deploy, tune and train your team, then step back.
- Prove
- Enable
Choose an area
The core of your stack, and the areas beyond it.
Eight core areas have a full guide. We research and advise on thirteen more, from SIEM costs to agentic AI.
Endpoints and devices
- 7 vendors considered
Application control
Allow the software you trust and block everything else by default.
See the guide - 8 vendors considered
Endpoint detection and response
Detect and shut down threats on your devices, with a team watching when you cannot.
See the guide - 12 vendors considered
Vulnerability management
Find and fix the weaknesses attackers target, before they are used.
See the guide - 18 vendors considered
Vulnerability orchestration
Proves which findings are exploitable, builds the fix and routes it to the team that owns it.
Ask about this - 8 vendors considered
Patch management
Gets operating system and app updates onto every device quickly, without breaking things.
Ask about this
Email, web and data
- 17 vendors assessed
Email security
Stop phishing, fraud, and account takeover before they reach the inbox.
See the guide - 13 vendors assessed
Browser security
Secure how your team works on the web, including where they use AI tools.
See the guide - 6 vendors considered
Certificate management
Track every certificate and renew it before an expiry takes a system down.
See the guide - 7 vendors considered
Data governance and access control
Finds your sensitive data and makes sure only the right people can open it.
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People and identity
- 20 vendors assessed
Security awareness training
Turn your people into a reliable line of defence, measured by real behaviour.
See the guide - 8 vendors considered
Password management
Give every login a strong, unique password your team never has to remember.
See the guide - 7 vendors considered
Identity and access management
Gives people the right access, and takes it away the day they leave.
Ask about this - 8 vendors considered
Secure access (SASE/ZTNA)
Connects staff to apps from anywhere, without a VPN that opens the whole network.
Ask about this - 7 vendors considered
Microsoft 365 management
Keeps your Microsoft 365 tenant securely configured, backed up and tidy as it changes.
Ask about this
Cloud and AI
- 8 vendors considered
Cloud security (CNAPP)
Finds and fixes the risky settings, exposures and live threats across your cloud accounts.
Ask about this - 7 vendors considered
Agentic AI security
Keeps AI agents in check: what they can reach and what they can do.
Ask about this
Security operations and assurance
- 8 vendors considered
SIEM data optimisation
Cuts what you pay to collect and store security logs, without losing what matters.
Ask about this - 6 vendors considered
SOC drift management
Catches when your detections and security settings quietly stop working as intended.
Ask about this - 7 vendors considered
Threat intelligence and digital risk
Watches outside your network for leaked data, fake sites and attackers naming you.
Ask about this - 8 vendors considered
Penetration testing and exposure validation
Proves which weaknesses an attacker could actually use, and that your fixes worked.
Ask about this - 7 vendors considered
Governance, risk and compliance
Shows where you stand against the Essential Eight, ISO 27001 and other frameworks.
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