Notes from the
audit table.

Playbooks, war stories, and plain-English guides from senior consultants. New posts every few weeks.

The 12-week path to ISO 27001 certification. How we get it done.

A step-by-step breakdown of how we take organisations from zero ISMS to certified in 12 weeks, with the artefacts auditors actually look for at each stage.

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Why your last pen test missed the bug that mattered.

Scope, methodology, and the difference between "checklist testing" and finding real risk.

5 min read

Continuous pentesting vs quarterly: when does AI win?

Where autonomous AI pentesting beats traditional engagements. And the cases where humans still matter.

7 min read

SOC 2 isn't a tickbox. Here's what auditors actually check.

A senior auditor's view of what separates "compliant on paper" from "compliant when challenged."

8 min read

The shared-responsibility model nobody actually reads.

What AWS, Azure, and GCP are responsible for. And the gaps you have to cover yourself.

6 min read

When does it make sense to hire a vCISO instead of a CISO?

A pragmatic break-even guide for scale-ups weighing fractional vs full-time security leadership.

4 min read

NIS2 and DORA: what changes for UK and EU businesses.

The new regulatory pressure on financial services and critical infrastructure, and what to do first.

9 min read

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