Cybersecurity
Security built into the system, not bolted on after.
Security as part of the architecture, the SDLC and the review loop. The failures we've seen were almost never the model; they were the access, the integration, or the audit trail.
What we do
What we do.
- 01
Security built in from day one
Authentication, authorisation and encryption designed into product work from the start. The security review ends in approval, not a rewrite.
- 02
Threat modelling and secure architecture review
Structured review of designs before they ship, with the finding bar set by what a motivated attacker would actually try, not a boilerplate checklist.
- 03
Architecture built for compliance audit
SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI contexts: engineering choices made with the audit evidence in mind so the compliance work is observation, not creation.
- 04
Identity and access engineering
Access models, role design, and the governance layer that makes least privilege a default rather than an aspiration.
- 05
Audit logging and detection
Structured decision records across sensitive workflows, with the retention and query story worked out before an incident needs them.
- 06
Secure licensing for offline and regulated environments
Cryptographic entitlement systems for software that runs in air gapped or regulated environments, where the usual phone home patterns are unusable.
The stack
What we actually use.
A working list.
- OIDC / OAuth2
- SAML
- Vault
- AWS KMS
- Azure Key Vault
- SOC 2 context
- ISO 27001 context
- HIPAA context
- OpenPolicyAgent
- SIEM integration
- Burp Suite
- OWASP ASVS
Where this shows up
Work this capability has shipped.
Fintech
A fintech trading app
An auditable financial core, built in from day one
Engineers embedded for the parts of a trading platform where getting it wrong is an incident, not a bug: ledger, invariants, idempotency, encryption, access control.
- Application Development
- Data
- Cybersecurity
SaaS
Pithias
License and entitlement for a vertical SaaS
Subscription tiers with features gated per plan, entitlement by seats and usage, and a back office the vendor's team runs themselves.
- Application Development
- Cybersecurity
- Platform & Cloud
Healthcare
An enterprise healthcare software product company
Product engineering inside a regulated healthcare SDLC
Engineers screened for handling regulated health data properly, placed into benefit plan features, provider data and claims workflows.
- Application Development
- Data
- Cybersecurity
How to engage
Three ways to bring this capability in.
As a hire
Hire a security engineer, security architect, or security code reviewer, screened for real threat modelling experience.
How talent worksAs a pod
A pod with security engineers embedded alongside application and platform engineers, delivering secure work and not just reviewing it.
How pods workAs a built team
A dedicated India security team embedded inside your SDLC, with the compliance and access review discipline built in.
How BOT works
FAQ
What people ask us.
What security engineering do you actually do?
Security built in across product and platform, threat modelling, architecture made with the audit in mind, identity and access, and audit logging. We work alongside your security function, we don't replace it.
Do you do penetration testing?
Penetration testing is a specialist discipline that is usually best done by a dedicated firm with an attack background. We help clients prepare for it, remediate findings from it, and build the engineering practice that reduces findings in future cycles.
Can you help with SOC 2 or ISO 27001?
Yes, as engineering support in a compliance programme. The right architecture choices make the audit observation rather than creation. We work inside your compliance regime, not around it.
Can you join an existing security team?
Yes. Talent augmentation into security teams is one of our common patterns, with engineers screened specifically for the discipline rather than placed from a generalist pool.
Have a security engineering need?
Tell us about it. We'll tell you honestly whether we have the right specialist, and what the shape of the engagement would look like.