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Research for Sovereign Security AI.
Solutions to real security challenges.

We turn AI and security research, our own technologies and hands-on expertise into professional security services.

We research AI and security technologies, knowledge use, and collaboration between people and AI. We build tools and systems that strengthen the capabilities of professionals and AI, developing expertise that does not rely excessively on any one model or provider. We put that work into practice through security services.

Move down to go from the outside in through our services, to the research and development at the heart, then on to social contribution.

Professional service

Exposure Intelligence

Exposure and attack-surface analysis, investigations and monitoring

What can be seen from outside, and which threats are relevant?

We turn what is happening outside into evidence you can decide on.

We investigate externally visible assets, services, accounts and related threats, analysing their history, relationships and changes. Targeted investigations and monitoring help clients assess risk.

Professional service

Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing

Testing that starts from a system, or from a harm you're worried about

Can our vulnerabilities really be exploited, and do our key protections actually hold?

We identify vulnerabilities, exploit conditions and real-world impact in systems and services.

Our experts confirm which paths can really be exploited and what they would mean for the business. Custom validation and red-team or response-capability assessments are scoped separately to suit the engagement.

Professional service

Security Capability Development
for People & AI

Training, exercises and hacking competitions for people; tailored evaluation and improvement of AI agents

Can our people and AI agents make sound judgements and get real security work done?

People learn by doing and competing; AI agents improve through evaluation.

We build people's security capabilities through training, practical exercises and hacking competitions. Evaluation and improvement of AI agents' task performance and safe operation are delivered as tailored engagements.

R&D for Sovereign Security AI

Research in AI, security, knowledge use, professional development and people–AI collaboration.

What do we research and build?

At the heart of our services are six research domains in three groups.

We research AI and security technologies and build the knowledge systems, tools and collaborative environments that help professionals and AI work more effectively. We aim to improve the quality and efficiency of security work across different environments, without relying on model capability alone.

Pay It Forward

Our social contribution programme

Is professional security support out of reach without a budget?

Selected organisations short on budget can cover part or all of the service cost through an agreed social contribution.

The organisations we support then help others in turn, through pro bono work, donations and shared knowledge.

Ways to work with us

Individual services, integrated assessments, annual care and ongoing collaboration. Every service can be contracted on its own or combined with others.

Integrated assessment

Security Health Check

Comprehensive Security Health Check

Where do we stand overall?

We search like an attacker and check like a defender.

We combine relevant expertise around the organisation's environment and priorities. Within an agreed scope, we review its overall security posture and identify key risks and improvement priorities.

  • Whatever your concern, we start from it and agree the scope together
  • External exposure, services and infrastructure, authentication and permissions, sensitive information and operations, and readiness to respond
  • Confirmed risks and improvement priorities, set out with the evidence

Annual programme

Cybersecurity Care

Cybersecurity Advisory & Care

Is someone keeping an eye on your security, and there to talk to when you need them?

We check in regularly and help you make the calls that matter.

An annual programme combining the Comprehensive Security Health Check, exposure intelligence, training and expert advice in an agreed service scope.

  • Security advice for the whole contract period, and an expert to talk to when you need one
  • Depending on the plan, the Comprehensive Security Health Check, exposure intelligence and security training on an agreed schedule
  • Start with a Lite, Basic or Premium plan, or design an Enterprise plan around you

Custom development · Ongoing collaboration

Custom Security & AI Engineering

How do we build what a problem needs when existing tools do not fully address it?

We build the tools and environments your team needs, together with you.

We design and develop security tools, AI models and agents, knowledge delivery systems and collaborative environments for needs that existing tools do not fully address.

  • Even without fixed requirements, we start from your questions and agree the scope and deliverables together
  • As a single project, or as Ongoing Security Collaboration alongside your team over a contract period
  • What was built is handed over with material for using, running and maintaining it