About us

About SecureHabits

We help companies that build software and connected products make security part of how they work, from secure development maturity to CE conformity under the EU Cyber Resilience Act.

Why we exist

Security sticks when it becomes habit

SecureHabits was founded by Nariman Aga-Tagiyev. He has worked in application security for more than 20 years, nine of them as Worldwide Cybersecurity Architecture Manager at Dassault Systèmes, where he built and ran the application security program.

Running a program like that shows where security breaks down. An audit or a new scanner changes little on its own. What lasts is a team where developers, architects and product owners know what to do and do it in every release.

That's the work we do for clients. We assess how you build software today, work alongside your teams on threat models, risk assessments and vulnerability handling, and hand the practices over so they stay after we leave.

Standards work

We help write the standards your products are assessed against

Our team holds seats in the groups that define what secure development and CRA conformity mean in practice. You get that knowledge first-hand, not from someone else's summary.

EN 40000 series for the CRA

Nariman is a nominated expert in CEN/CENELEC JTC 13 WG 9, the working group drafting the harmonised standards for risk management, vulnerability handling and the generic security requirements of the Cyber Resilience Act.

ISO/IEC 27034

Luc Poulin is lead editor of ISO/IEC 27034, the international standard for application security, and Nariman is an expert in the same group, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27/WG 4.

OWASP SAMM

Nariman is a member of the OWASP SAMM core team, which maintains the open model for measuring and improving secure software development.

OWASP projects

Eden Yardeni has been part of the OWASP ASVS working group since 2024, and Timo Pagel leads OWASP projects. Several of our associates contribute to OWASP, OpenSSF and ORCWG.

How we work

One team, with the specialist each step needs

A core team and senior associates

SecureHabits works with a network of independent senior associates. You get application security, incident response, risk management, technology law and conformity expertise under one engagement, and you don't have to reconcile separate opinions.

Built on practice

Our security practitioners have built and shipped software themselves. We work on your real systems in workshops, reviews and hands-on training.

Defined deliverables

Our work comes in packages with named deliverables and effort estimates, so you know what you get before we start. The EU CRA Compliance Journey is the clearest example.

Onsite or remote

We're based in 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. We work onsite in Europe and remotely with companies anywhere that sell products on the EU market.

Teams we've worked with

Our team

The people who lead the work

Each profile links to the person's background and the articles they've written.

Nariman Aga-Tagiyev

Nariman Aga-Tagiyev

Application Security Architect

Application Security Architect. CSSLP, OWASP SAMM core team member, ISO 27034 liaison, threat modeling coach, and secure coding coach.

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Eden Yardeni

Eden Yardeni

Application Security Architect

Eden Yardeni has built application security programs across several large enterprises. A software engineer by background, she joined the OWASP ASVS working group in 2024 and specializes in security champions programs, threat modeling, and secure software development lifecycles (SSDLCs).

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Luc Poulin

Luc Poulin

Senior Application Security & Trustworthiness Advisor

Luc Poulin is a veteran application security expert with a doctorate in software engineering and over four decades of experience in IT. He specializes in integrating and auditing security throughout the application lifecycle and contributes internationally to ISO/IEC standards, including as lead editor of ISO/IEC 27034.

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Timo Pagel

Timo Pagel

DevSecOps Architect

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.

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Max Alejandro Gómez-Sánchez Vergaray

Max Alejandro Gómez-Sánchez Vergaray

AppSec Program Leader

AppSec Program Leader with 10+ years of experience in banking and finance. CSSLP and CISM certified, active OWASP contributor, and trainer in DevSecOps, S-SDLC, secure design, and threat modeling. He works with teams to secure software from design to delivery.

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Lara Brito

Lara Brito

CIPP/E; Data & Technology Lawyer

Lara Brito is a legal counsel working in digital governance and technology law. She holds an LLB in Global Law and an LLM (cum laude) in Law and Technology from Tilburg University. Her recent research examined the applicability and limitations of OWASP SAMM for CRA compliance.

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Dagmar Moser

Dagmar Moser

Consultant, Auditor, and Lecturer

Dagmar Stefanie Moser is a seasoned IT security expert and founder of blueheads GmbH, with over 25 years of experience in IT architecture, secure software engineering, and information security. She is a certified ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor and guest lecturer at the Hochschule der Bayerischen Wirtschaft (HDBW).

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Azadeh Haratiannezhadi

Azadeh Haratiannezhadi

Professor & Researcher, AI and Cybersecurity

Professor and researcher working where AI, cybersecurity, and international standards converge. PhD in Cognitive Science Modeling, a Master’s in AI, and 15+ years of experience turning complex technologies into usable, human-centered systems.

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Olle E. Johansson

Olle E. Johansson

Founder and CEO Edvina AB / SBOM Europe

Experienced consultant in application security, PKI and realtime communication. Open Source developer, IETF RFC author and active in OWASP, OpenSSF and ORCWG. Co-founder of SBOM Europe.

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Cássio Batista Pereira

Cássio Batista Pereira

Founder and Program Coordinator of Pós AppSec

AppSec and DevSecOps | I help engineering teams integrate security into the SDLC without losing speed | Host DevSecOps Podcast · Founder BSides Kraków · Author AppSec Iron Man & Explained Application Security

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Company details

Company
SecureHabits
Chamber of Commerce (KvK)
78029260
VAT number
NL003278436B94
Address
Willemspoort 102, 5223 WV 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Email
[email protected]
Phone
+31 655 32 43 43
Recent talks
  • RSA Conference 2025: OWASP SAMM vs. BSIMM
  • BSides Kraków 2026: Surviving EU CRA