Cybersecurity & Compliance
BAD SECURITYGETS EXPENSIVE QUICKLY.
From prevention and penetration testing to monitoring, incident response and compliance, we help organisations protect the systems behind their digital operation.
We don't just build digital systems. We help secure, test and assure them.
The practice
Secure. Test. Monitor.Respond. Assure.
SECURE
Reduce risk.
TEST
Find weaknesses.
MONITOR
Detect threats.
RESPOND
Handle incidents.
ASSURE
Meet requirements and prove controls.
Detailed capability sits beneath those five. Internally the practice is mapped against the govern → identify → protect → detect → respond → recover lifecycle, so nothing is protected without also being detected, answered for and recovered.
Assured testing
NCSC CHECKPENETRATION TESTING
I Hate Digital provides access to registered CHECK professionals, with formal CHECK engagements delivered through an NCSC-assured CHECK company.
CHECK testing is particularly relevant to UK government, public-sector and critical-national-infrastructure environments, as well as organisations whose procurement or assurance requirements specify NCSC CHECK testing.
- Registered CHECK professionals
- NCSC-assured delivery
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CHECK penetration testing
Formal CHECK engagements are undertaken within the appropriate NCSC-assured delivery structure.
Capability
The wholelifecycle.
Open the pillar that matches the problem. Implementation is always scoped to what the security team and its approved partners genuinely deliver in your environment.
Supply chain
YOUR SECURITYDOESN'T STOP ATYOUR NETWORK.
The organisations you depend on become part of your risk. We help businesses understand, assess and manage cybersecurity across suppliers and technology partners.
- 01IDENTIFYBuild the supplier inventory
- 02CLASSIFYCriticality and risk tiers
- 03SET THE STANDARDContractual and procurement requirements
- 04ASSESSQuestionnaires and evidence review
- 05REMEDIATEPlans, exceptions, risk acceptance
- 06VERIFYCertification and control validation
- 07MONITORRecurring assessment and reporting
Know who matters. Set the standard. Verify it. Keep checking.
- supplier inventory
- supplier segmentation
- criticality scoring
- cybersecurity questionnaires
- security evidence review
- Cyber Essentials requirements
- Cyber Essentials Plus requirements
- penetration-test requirements
- ISO requirements
- supplier policies
- contractual security requirements
- procurement security criteria
- supplier onboarding
- third-party risk assessments
- remediation plans
- risk acceptance and exceptions
- recurring assessment
- certification verification
- supplier dashboards
- executive reporting
Frameworks
NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORKS.
Security obligations vary by jurisdiction, sector, contract and customer. We help organisations understand what applies and translate those requirements into practical controls. No framework automatically establishes compliance with another, and we do not make legal determinations on your behalf.
United Kingdom
- Cyber Essentials
- Cyber Essentials Plus
- NCSC CHECK penetration testing
- NCSC CAF readiness
- supplier security
- public-sector procurement assurance
- CNI-related security assurance where relevant
- security governance
- security testing
- cyber-risk management
International
- ISO/IEC 27001 readiness
- NIST CSF 2.0
- CIS Controls
- SOC 2 readiness
- PCI DSS support
- EU NIS2-related readiness
- DORA-related readiness
- multinational supplier assurance
- customer security requirements
- international procurement requirements
Cyber Essentials
UK · readiness and support · independent assessor
Cyber Essentials provides a recognised UK baseline for protection against common internet-based cyber threats. We help organisations understand the requirements, close gaps and prepare for certification.
Cyber Essentials Plus
UK · readiness and support · independent assessor
Cyber Essentials Plus builds on the same technical baseline with independent technical verification. We help organisations prepare the environment and address likely issues before formal assessment.
NCSC CHECK
UK · testing · independent assessor
I Hate Digital provides access to registered CHECK professionals, with formal CHECK engagements delivered through an NCSC-assured CHECK company.
NCSC CAF
UK · assessment
We support NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework gap assessment and readiness across governance, risk, asset management, supply chain, identity, protective controls, monitoring, incident management and recovery. We are not a regulator or official assessor.
ISO/IEC 27001
International · readiness · independent assessor
We help organisations prepare their information security management system for independent certification. Certification itself is awarded by an accredited certification body.
NIST CSF 2.0
International · advisory
Current-state and target-state profiles, governance, risk management, gap assessment, implementation roadmaps and maturity planning organised around Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover.
CIS Controls
International · assessment
Baseline assessment, implementation mapping, prioritisation, control improvement and evidence support against the CIS Controls.
SOC 2
US · readiness · independent assessor
We deliver SOC 2 readiness — gap analysis, control design and evidence preparation. Formal attestation remains with the appropriate independent auditor.
PCI DSS
International · readiness · independent assessor
We support PCI DSS gap assessment, scope reduction, technical-control preparation and evidence readiness. We are not a Qualified Security Assessor.
EU NIS2
EU · readiness
NIS2-related readiness: understanding whether and how the directive applies to your operation, then translating governance, risk, incident and supply-chain expectations into practical controls. Legal determinations sit with your advisers.
DORA
EU · readiness
DORA-related readiness for operational resilience, ICT risk management, testing and third-party arrangements, scoped with your legal and compliance stakeholders.
Integrated
WE DON'T JUST BUILDDIGITAL SYSTEMS.
We help secure, test and assure them. Security sits next to the websites, CRM, data and automation we already build — which is why it is scoped with them rather than bolted on afterwards.
I HATE SECURITY THEATRE.
Controls should work in practice, not just look impressive in a policy document.
I HATE "COMPLIANT ON PAPER."
Evidence and implementation matter more than another badge in the footer.
I HATE SUPPLIER QUESTIONNAIRES NOBODY CHECKS.
Supplier assurance should reduce risk, not just create paperwork.
Engagement
Three waysto buy it.
BESPOKE
For defined one-off work.
- one penetration test
- one CHECK penetration test
- one web application test
- one vulnerability assessment
- one Cyber Essentials project
- one Cyber Essentials Plus readiness project
- one ISO 27001 gap analysis
- one supplier assessment
- one security audit
- one incident-response exercise
- one cloud assessment
CONTINUOUS SECURITY
For recurring requirements, scoped to the programme rather than a fixed package.
- vulnerability management
- security monitoring
- security leadership
- supplier assurance
- ongoing compliance
- recurring testing
- security programme support
ENTERPRISE
For complex organisations requiring integrated capability under one senior relationship.
- marketing
- websites
- CRM
- AI and automation
- data
- cybersecurity
- governance
- monitoring
- supplier assurance
Credentials
Cyber credibility comes from credentials, assured delivery arrangements and methodology — not marketing metrics. Individual qualifications and approved credentials are shared on request and published here once formally approved.
Questions
Straightanswers.
YOUR DIGITAL OPERATION.SECURED. ASSURED.
Tell us what you need to protect, test or prove. We'll scope the right engagement around it — one assessment, an ongoing programme or the whole operation.