Black Shard

Software, cybersecurity and compliance services.

One team designs, builds, runs and secures the software, infrastructure and data an organisation depends on.

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Before, between, and after an incident.

Before

Testing, review and compliance work ahead of an incident.

Between

Ongoing security leadership and external exposure monitoring.

After

Containment, remediation and verification of the affected surface.

Anything else in technology.

If an organisation depends on it, we design, build, run and secure it.

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Some of the sectors we work in.

Systems with real users that have to stay up, in any sector.

Engagements sized to where you are.

A single piece of work or a standing team. Scope, timeframe and price are agreed before work starts.

  • Fixed-scope engagement

    Single deliverable

    A penetration test, review, or build with a clear target, timeframe, and deliverable.

  • Ongoing advisory / vCISO

    Standing seat

    A standing security seat: strategy, review, and board-ready reporting on a regular cadence.

  • Compliance program

    Framework readiness

    A milestone-driven program toward readiness for any security or privacy framework.

  • Embedded engineering

    Ongoing build

    A standing build team that designs, ships, and operates software under an ongoing engagement.

SMB1001:2026 Gold (Level 3), issued by CyberCert. Essential Eight Maturity Level 3, with controls mapped to the ASD ISM and CIS Controls v8.

Tell us what you need built, reviewed or secured.