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Cybersecurity Advisory

The threat is real. The vendor noise around it is even louder. We help you understand your actual risk, fix what matters most, and build security posture that scales – without the fearmongering.

Risk Assessment Security Policy Incident Response Compliance M&E / VFX

Security spending without security understanding

Most mid-market businesses are either over-spending on security theatre – buying tools that sound impressive but don't address real exposure – or under-investing because "we haven't been hit yet."

In M&E and post-production, the attack surface is substantial. Remote production pipelines, large media asset transfers, distributed contractors with access to unreleased content, legacy on-premise systems connected to cloud workflows. Content theft, ransomware, and supply chain compromise are genuine risks, not hypotheticals.

The problem isn't usually a lack of spending. It's a lack of clarity about what the actual risks are and what would actually reduce them.

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Too many tools, too little protection

Security product sprawl – endpoint, firewall, SIEM – without coherent coverage or anyone watching the output.

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Access that outlives relationships

Former staff and contractors with active credentials. Unrestricted admin rights. No joiners-movers-leavers process.

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No plan for when it goes wrong

No incident response playbook. No tested backup. No clear escalation path. Finding out the hard way is expensive.

Risk-based security – fix what matters, skip what doesn't

We approach security as a risk management problem, not a compliance checklist. That means understanding your actual threat model, finding the gaps that matter, and giving you a prioritised plan that makes sense for your business size and risk appetite.

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Security risk assessment

Structured review of your environment – assets, access, controls, and exposures – mapped against realistic threats for your industry and size.

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Policy & framework development

Security policies that people can actually follow. NIST, ISO 27001, or Essential Eight alignment where it adds value, not just for the certificate.

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Incident response planning

A tested playbook for when things go wrong – who does what, what gets isolated, how you communicate, and how you recover.

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Identity & access review

Who has access to what, and who shouldn't. Privileged access, MFA coverage, service accounts, and contractor off-boarding.

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Cloud security posture

AWS, Azure, or GCP environments reviewed against security best practices – misconfiguration is still the leading cause of cloud breaches.

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Content & IP protection

For M&E clients: protecting unreleased content across production pipelines, contractor access controls, and secure media workflows.

From risk assessment to working controls

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Scope and context

We start by understanding your business, the data you hold, the systems you run, and the threats most relevant to your sector. For M&E clients, this includes production workflows, vendor access, and content asset management.

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Risk assessment

We map your environment against realistic threat scenarios – not theoretical worst-cases, but the attacks that actually target businesses like yours. Output is a clear risk register with likelihood and impact.

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Gap analysis

Current controls measured against your risk profile and any applicable compliance requirements. We tell you what's missing, what's redundant, and what's misconfigured – with evidence, not assertions.

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Remediation roadmap

Prioritised list of security improvements – quick wins first, then structural changes. Each item has a clear rationale, estimated effort, and expected risk reduction. No padding to make the engagement look bigger.

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Implementation support (optional)

We can stay involved through remediation – reviewing configurations, validating controls, and checking that fixes actually work. Or we hand off cleanly to your internal team or an MSSP.

Common questions

Do you do penetration testing?
We don't run pentests directly, but we scope and manage them – and we know which firms do quality work versus which ones produce 200-page reports full of low-severity findings. If a pentest is warranted, we'll tell you why and help you get useful output from it.
We need to achieve ISO 27001 / SOC 2. Can you help?
Yes. We can run the gap analysis, help build the ISMS or control framework, and prepare you for the formal audit. We work with auditors and certification bodies – we just don't do the certification ourselves.
We've just had a security incident. Can you help immediately?
Get in touch. We can help with immediate containment advice and connecting you with the right incident response resources. Long-term, we'd help you understand how it happened and what needs to change.
What's the difference between advisory and managed security?
Advisory is us helping you understand, plan, and improve – assessments, strategy, policy, and architecture. Managed security (MSSP) is ongoing operational coverage – monitoring, alerting, response. We offer both; see our Managed Security service for the operational side.

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Know your real security risk

Tell us about your environment and what's keeping you up at night. We'll give you an honest view – not a pitch.