OWASP ASVS baseline
AuthN/Z, session, input validation, SSRF/XSS/SQLi/CSRF controls, and secure headers by default.
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Security & Privacy Engineering for United Kingdom businesses. UK SMEs, agencies, SaaS founders, ecommerce brands and professional service firms often need stronger conversion pages, GDPR-conscious workflows, reliable analytics and automation that works across time zones. This page focuses on secure forms, API boundaries, privacy-aware data handling, auth controls, headers and audit-friendly workflows for London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Edinburgh and remote-first UK teams.
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OWASP • RLS • CSP • GDPR/CCPA
Security & privacy that earns trust—without slowing product
OWASP-aligned hardening, Postgres Row-Level Security, battle-tested headers (CSP/HSTS/Permissions-Policy), secrets & key management, SAST/DAST, and privacy by design.
Hardened where attackers look. Friendly where users click.
Tenant-safe data
Postgres RLS + RBAC/ABAC guardrails. Policy tests ensure isolation never regresses.
Privacy by design
Data minimization, consent mode, retention windows, export/delete flows, DPIA & RoPA templates.
Secret hygiene
Secrets in KMS/Vault, rotation schedules, env scoping, and CI leak prevention.
Runtime protection
Rate limiting, bot shields, input shaping, and dependency/SBOM monitoring.
Provable logging
Tamper-evident audit logs, PII redaction, WORM storage options, and alerting.
What we implement
Threat modeling
STRIDE/PASTA workshops produce an actionable risk-ranked backlog.
Headers & transport
CSP (nonce/strict-dynamic), HSTS preload, COOP/CORP, Referrer-Policy, TLS 1.3, and mTLS where required.
AuthN/Z & sessions
OIDC/OAuth 2.1, WebAuthn/passkeys, MFA, secure cookies, refresh rotation, and device/session revocation.
Database isolation
RLS policies, prepared statements, least-privilege roles, and backup/restore drills with RPO/RTO targets.
Code & deps
SAST/DAST, secret scanning, SCA, SBOM (CycloneDX), and supply-chain pinning.
Observability
Audit trails, anomaly alerts, rate limit metrics, and incident runbooks.
Privacy ops
DPIA/RoPA kits, DSR (access/erasure) flows, consent taxonomy, and vendor DPA tracking.
Policies & training
Written policies (access, device, incident, retention), onboarding, and secure-coding playbooks.
Pen-test readiness
Pre-pentest hardening, VDP guidance, scope maps, and remediation sprints.
Secure architecture, step by step
1) Discover
Asset inventory, data flows, and third-party map. Define trust boundaries and threat surfaces.
2) Architect
Policy-as-code, RLS strategy, header policy, secrets/KMS, and logging topology.
3) Build
Secure defaults in templates, typed clients, and CI guards for leaks & vulns.
4) Harden
Abuse controls, rate limiting, CSP tuning, dependency upgrades, and a11y + perf unaffected.
5) Validate
Security tests, chaos-style drills, backups, and pre-pentest checks with evidence.
6) Operate
Dashboards, alerts, incident runbooks, and continuous improvement cadence.
Ready to harden without killing velocity?
We’ll ship practical guardrails—measurable, reviewable, and friendly to engineers and auditors.
FAQs
Can you sign DPAs and support audits?
Yes. We assist with vendor assessments, DPAs, SCCs, and evidence capture. We’re not auditors but we prepare you well.
Do you support passkeys and WebAuthn?
We implement WebAuthn/FIDO2 and MFA flows that respect UX and increase login completion rates.
How do you handle secrets safely?
Centralized managers (KMS/Vault), per-env scoping, rotation schedules, and CI/CD redaction with commit hooks.
Will performance suffer?
No. Headers and RLS are tuned; budgets for INP/LCP/CLS guard UX while security controls run.
Let’s earn user trust, release by release
Practical security and privacy that your product and compliance teams both love.