Security & Compliance articles
Practical writing on building and shipping software: what it costs, how to buy it, and how to get it right. From the engineers who do the work.
AI Governance Consulting: Clear the Decision Queue
Buy AI governance consulting to make ownership, evidence, routing, exceptions, incidents, change, and retirement decisions move on time.
Prompt Injection Testing: A Release Gate for AI Agents
Test direct and indirect prompt injection across retrieval, tools, memory, and approvals. Use paired cases and side-effect evidence before release.
AI Agent Audit: Reconstruct Every Material Action
An AI agent audit needs versions, permissions, inputs, tool calls, approvals, target responses, and recovery evidence. Build the packet before an incident.
AI Compliance Consulting: Buy Evidence, Not a Badge
AI compliance consulting should map applicable requirements to systems, controls, owners, and evidence. Use this traceability record before hiring.
Entra Mandatory MFA Enforcement: What Actually Breaks
Microsoft's mandatory MFA enforcement for Azure rolls out tenant by tenant. The last start date you could pick was July 1, 2026. What's in scope and what breaks.
ISO 27001 Certification Cost: Why Published Numbers Disagree
Published ISO 27001 costs disagree because they price different scopes. The audit-day arithmetic behind the certification body fee, and what sits above it.
Cloud Security Consulting Services: What the Consultant Should Find
Cloud security consulting should identify who owns each control, prove the configuration, and leave a fix queue. Use this five-question scope before hiring a firm.
HIPAA Compliance Consulting: What You Get and What It Costs
What a HIPAA compliance consultant delivers, sourced 2026 pricing ($2K gap reviews to $40K readiness assessments), and why 'HIPAA certified' is a red flag.
Security Audit Services: What's Covered and What You Pay
Security audit services run $3,000 to $50,000 by scope. What a cyber security audit covers, cost by audit type, audit vs pentest, and when a self-assessment is enough.
HIPAA-Compliant Software Development: What It Requires
HIPAA-compliant software development means the five 45 CFR 164.312 technical safeguards, a real BAA chain, and app-layer controls your host won't build for you.
Penetration Testing Cost: What's Tested and What You Pay
Penetration testing cost in 2026: $5K to $100K+ by scope, average ~$18,300. Cost by type, what a real engagement includes, and when a scan is enough instead.
Cybersecurity Consulting: What It Covers and What It Costs
What cybersecurity consultants deliver in 2026: risk assessments, vCISO, framework alignment, and incident-response planning, with sourced costs from $15K to $20K/mo.