Security by design
Application security services for R&D teams
From SSDLC maturity to EU CRA compliance – empowering your teams to build secure-by-design products
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Our services
SSDLC Maturity Assessment & Roadmap
- Assess your current practices
- Prepare a roadmap to meet EU CRA and other regulations
- Guide teams toward sustainable security maturity
- Create Policies and Documentation for legal evidence
Training for R&D Teams
- Practical Threat Modeling workshops
- Hands-on Secure Coding training
- Developers learn to apply security naturally in daily work
Cybersecurity Architect as a Service
- On-demand guidance for complex projects
- Embed security into architecture from the start
- Flexible expertise without long-term lock-in
Our approach
We help organizations strengthen their security posture by combining assessment, guidance, and empowerment to create lasting impact.
Assess
Understand your current maturity and risks
Enable
Train, coach, and embed best practices.
Empower
Leave behind self-sufficient teams with lasting security habits
Security that stays after we leave
Security in Daily Work
We focus on embedding security into your teams’ daily work
Empowered People & Culture
Instead of keeping you dependent, we strengthen your people, processes, and culture
Habit, Not a Service
Security becomes a habit, not an external service
Our partners
All-in-One AppSec Platform that simplifies security across the Software Supply Chain
Application Security Maturity management platform
Developer-centric application security training platform
Katilyst automates the mechanics of engagement, so your champions drive security-forward behavior.
We not only deliver security test reports but also guide you through the entire process.
Offensive security, threat detection, incident response, and security operations for regulated and high-risk environments.
Core team
Nariman Aga-Tagiev
Application Security Architect. CSSLP, OWASP SAMM core team member, ISO 27034 liason, Threat Modeling and Secure Coding coach.
Azadeh Haratiannezhadi
Professor, and researcher working where AI, cybersecurity, and international standards converge. I hold a PhD in Cognitive Science Modeling, a Master’s in AI, and bring 15+ years of experience transforming complex technologies into impactful, human-centered systems.
Max Alejandro Gómez-Sánchez Vergaray
AppSec Program Leader with 10+ years of experience in the banking and finance sector. CSSLP & CISM certified, active OWASP contributor, and trainer in DevSecOps, S-SDLC, Secure Design, and Threat Modeling. Securing software from design to delivery.
Timo Pagel
Timo Pagel is a DevSecOps architect with 25+ years of experience who integrates security into development lifecycles, leads OWASP projects, and provides security training and consulting.
Luc Poulin
Luc Poulin is a veteran application security expert with a doctorate in software engineering and over four decades of experience in IT, specializing in integrating and auditing security throughout the application lifecycle and contributing internationally to ISO/IEC standards, including as lead editor of ISO/IEC 27034.