SECURITY CONSULTING
Cybersecurity consulting that ends in a plan you can finish
Our cybersecurity consulting finds the weaknesses that matter in your systems, people and suppliers, then gives you a ranked plan to fix them. Every finding comes with an owner, an effort estimate and a deadline.
Security Risk Review
- Asset and exposure inventory across cloud, devices and applications
- Ranked risk register with likelihood, impact and owners
- Ninety-day remediation plan with effort estimates
WHY IT MATTERS
Cybersecurity consulting built around your business risks
Long audit reports with hundreds of findings rarely get fixed. Our cybersecurity consulting services start with a security risk assessment of what you hold and who would want it. We then focus effort on the few changes that remove the most risk.
CAPABILITIES
What our consultants deliver
Risk assessment
We map critical assets, threats and existing controls, then score each risk by likelihood and business impact in a register you keep.
Application and network testing
Penetration testing of web apps, APIs, networks and cloud accounts, with a retest once your team has applied the fixes.
Cloud configuration review
A cloud security assessment of identity, storage, network and logging settings across your AWS, Azure or Google Cloud accounts.
Architecture review
Design reviews of new systems before they are built, catching weak trust boundaries and risky data flows while changes are still cheap.
Third-party risk
Supplier reviews that show which partners can reach your data and what they must prove to keep that access.
Security strategy
Information security consulting for leadership: a one-year roadmap, budget priorities and the policies needed to support them.
USE CASES
Typical engagements
CA firm with client financials
An audit practice stores client financial records and tax data. We assess access, email security and device controls, then close the gaps.
Review before launch
A new product goes live next month. We review the architecture and test the application before real customer data arrives.
After a phishing incident
A staff account was compromised. We find how far access spread, close those paths and strengthen email and identity controls.
Enterprise deal on hold
A large prospect requires an independent test report. We test, help you fix what we find and provide a retest summary.
HOW WE DELIVER
Five gates. You sign each one.
Every Security Consulting engagement runs on PRISM OS. Nothing moves to the next phase until you approve the evidence.
Plan
Agree scope, critical assets and testing rules
You sign: Problem BriefResearch
Interview staff and review systems, access and suppliers
You sign: Frozen PRD-LiteImplement
Test applications and infrastructure, then fix top risks
You sign: Working prototype + eval reportStabilise
Retest fixes and hand over an updated risk register
You sign: 3-click UAT sign-offMaintain
Quarterly reviews, or ongoing cover under PRISM OPS Shield
You sign: IP handover + warrantySecurity Risk Review
A fixed-scope first step. You keep everything it produces, whether or not you build with us.
- Asset and exposure inventory across cloud, devices and applications
- Ranked risk register with likelihood, impact and owners
- Ninety-day remediation plan with effort estimates
WHY SMARTX
Why SmartX for Security Consulting
Plans sized to your team
Recommendations match the people and budget you have, with quick fixes kept separate from projects that need funding.
Retests included
We confirm that each fix worked before closing the finding, so your risk register reflects what is really in place.
Consultants who build
Our consultants also write software and run infrastructure, so advice comes with practical implementation detail your engineers can use.
Plain-language reporting
Executive summaries explain risk in business terms, while technical appendices give engineers exact steps to reproduce and fix each issue.
TOOLS WE USE
The stack, chosen per problem
ENGAGEMENT MODELS
Choose how we work together
Every model keeps the same signed gates, fixed milestones and full code ownership.
Gated delivery pod
A senior pod owns the outcome from Problem Brief to production, priced per gate so you can stop at any signature.
Dedicated engineers
Engineers who join your team and sprints, with PRISM briefs and evidence reviews added on top of your process.
PRISM OPS retainer
Hosting, security and a monthly improvement budget, run by the same engineers who built the system.
SELECTED WORK
Evidence, not promises.
IT infrastructure and security for a multi-business group
We set up and manage the Group's IT infrastructure and IT security, alongside business applications and other technology services.
One of the Group's reliable, efficient and trusted IT services providers.
See the service“SmartX has been one of our Group's reliable, efficient and trusted IT services providers. They have been instrumental in setting up and managing our IT infrastructure and IT security. We deeply appreciate their resourcefulness, professionalism and customer focus.”
FAQ
Questions before you book
Not covered here? Ask on the call.
How is a risk assessment different from a penetration test?
A risk assessment looks across your business: assets, people, suppliers, processes and controls, and ranks what could hurt you most. A penetration test checks specific systems by attempting real attacks. Most clients need the assessment first, so testing effort goes where risk is highest.
Will testing disrupt our systems?
We agree rules of engagement at the Plan gate, including timing, systems in scope and anything off limits. Risky tests run in low-traffic windows or against staging copies. A named contact on your side can pause testing at any point.
What do we receive at the end?
An executive summary, a ranked risk register, detailed technical findings with reproduction steps and a ninety-day remediation plan. After your team applies fixes, we retest and issue an updated summary you can share with customers or insurers.
Can you help fix what you find?
Yes. Our engineers can implement fixes alongside your team, or you can handle them yourself using our guidance. Either way, every fix is retested before the finding is marked closed in your register.
START WITH CLARITY
Get a security plan you can act on
Book a free 30-minute discovery call and leave with a clear next step, whether or not you work with us.
- 1We review your context within one business day.
- 2A senior product engineer joins the call.
- 3You leave with a clear recommended next step.