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Security & governance

The speed of AI. The discipline of a CISO.

AI makes building fast. It does not make building safe. Every system here gets a security wrap as standard, not as an upsell.

The security wrap is the set of controls we apply to every build before it goes live: row-level access control, secrets management, authentication hardening, security headers, a pre-launch scan and a written security statement you can show your own customers.

Standard on every build

What the security wrap includes

These are not optional extras. They are part of the fixed price.

  1. 01

    Row-level security

    Enabled and policy-reviewed on every table, so data access is enforced by the database rather than assumed by the app.

  2. 02

    Secrets management

    Keys and credentials held server-side in managed secret storage, never shipped to the browser or committed to a repository.

  3. 03

    Authentication hardening

    Sensible session handling, role separation and least-privilege access reviewed before anyone logs in for real.

  4. 04

    Security headers

    Transport and browser protections configured at the edge, so the basics are not left to defaults.

  5. 05

    Pre-launch scan

    An automated and manual pass over the build before go-live, with findings fixed rather than filed.

  6. 06

    Written security statement

    A plain-English document describing what was done and how the system is protected — something you can show your own customers.

When security happens

Not bolted on at the end

Security is a scheduled stop in the build, not a final tick-box.

Partway through the development build we pause. Our CISO consultants assess the data-security needs of your business: what data the platform holds, your UK GDPR obligations, whether you hold or are working towards ISO 27001 or Cyber Essentials, and any sector-specific requirements such as the DSPT for health and social care.

We then work with you to put the relevant documentation and processes in place — data-handling, access control, retention and incident response — and confirm the platform's data handling is secure. Only then do we go live, with a written security statement you can show your own customers.

Governance

Support beyond the build

Delivered with contract CISOs, DevOps engineers and governance specialists from a vetted network.

Cyber Essentials alignment

Practical preparation for certification: the controls, the evidence and the habits that keep them true after the assessment.

ISO 27001 alignment

Policy, risk and control work aligned to the standard, sized for a small business rather than a corporate programme.

DSPT support for care providers

Help completing and sustaining the Data Security and Protection Toolkit, with the evidence trail CQC-registered providers need.

A note on wording: work here is aligned to recognised standards. No one can honestly promise an unbreachable or guaranteed-secure system, and we won't.

Rescue

Nervous about an app you've already built?

If you have an AI-built app in front of customers and nobody has checked the database rules, a fixed-price audit is the cheapest hour you'll spend this quarter.

FAQ

Common questions

Are AI-built apps secure?

Not by default. In 2025 a single misconfiguration class exposed customer data across more than 170 AI-generated apps because database security was never switched on. Speed is now the easy part; the discipline to secure what was built is what most fast builds skip.

What is included in the security wrap?

Row-level access control, secrets management, authentication hardening, security headers, a pre-launch scan and a written security statement — applied as a distinct stage before go-live, not bolted on at the end.

Are you certified?

We align builds to Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001 and support DSPT for care providers, working with contract CISOs and governance specialists. We describe our work as aligned to those standards; we do not claim certification on your behalf.

Can we get a security audit without a build?

Yes — that is the Rescue package: a fixed-price audit of an existing app, £750–£2,500, with a prioritised fix plan.

Build it fast. Build it properly.