Cybersecurity Advisory

Security Built for
Digital Products & Regulated Startups

We help fintechs, regulated businesses, and digital product teams secure applications, investigate incidents, strengthen compliance, and improve security operations.

10+External audits completed
0Major non-conformities recorded
5Core security practice areas
Core Services

What We Do

Specialized engagements for fintech, digital products, and regulated enterprises - from application-layer security to compliance readiness and incident response.

01 / PRODUCT SECURITY

Product Security Review

Security assessments for mobile apps, web apps, APIs, and product environments. Best for fintech apps, wallets, lending platforms, SaaS products, and internal business applications.

  • Mobile or web application security review
  • API security testing
  • Threat modeling
  • Remediation guidance
  • Executive summary for leadership
  • Fintech & digital wallet security
02 / INCIDENT RESPONSE

Digital Forensics & Incident Response

On-call support for security incidents, fraud cases, internal investigations, and post-incident review. Rapid triage through to detailed forensic analysis and recovery planning.

  • Incident triage and scoping
  • Evidence handling and chain of custody
  • Host, network, and mobile forensics
  • Investigation reporting
  • Lessons learned and response improvement plan
  • Forensic readiness assessment
  • Digital forensics investigations
  • Playbook development
  • Runbook development
  • Tabletop exercises — simulated incident scenarios
03 / COMPLIANCE

GRC and Compliance Advisory

A structured engagement to prepare clients for ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, CIS Controls, NIST CSF, or SOC 2 maturity goals. Gap-to-roadmap with hands-on audit readiness support.

  • Gap assessment
  • Policy and standards pack
  • Risk register
  • Remediation roadmap
  • Audit readiness support
04 / SECURE SDLC

Secure SDLC & Product Security Advisory

Help product and engineering teams build security into design, development, release, and change processes — from secure coding practices to DevSecOps maturity and forensics by design.

  • Secure SDLC review
  • Security requirements definition
  • Code review guidance
  • Release security checkpoints
  • Developer security workflows
  • Pipeline security reviews
  • DevSecOps maturity assessments
  • Forensics by Design — inherently audit-ready product architecture
  • Threat Modeling workshops (STRIDE / PASTA / DREAD)
  • Bespoke Secure Coding workshops for developers
05 / SOC & DETECTION

SOC and Detection Engineering

Design and improve visibility, detection, and response processes for organizations building or maturing their internal monitoring capability. From logging strategy to analyst training.

  • Logging and telemetry strategy
  • SIEM use case design
  • Alert tuning
  • Incident workflow design
  • Monitoring coverage recommendations
  • Incident Handling bootcamps for SOC analysts
Advisory Services

Complementary Services

Advisory engagements that extend your core security program - Security Leadership, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), Emerging Threat Coverage, and Specialized API Deep-dives.

Leadership

Virtual CISO (vCISO) & Managed GRC

Long-term security leadership without the full-time overhead. Complements Compliance Readiness engagements by providing year-round audit-ready oversight and recurring strategic guidance for regulated clients — fintech and growing SaaS especially.

  • Quarterly risk board reporting
  • Vendor security management
  • Policy governance
  • Audit coordination
  • Roadmap tracking post-compliance sprint
  • Risk committee reporting
  • Constant state of audit oversight
Emerging Tech

AI Adoption, Security & Governance Advisory

Help clients integrate LLMs and AI automation securely through an AI-native security playbook. Covers regulatory alignment (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001), governance of AI tools, and secure integration design.

  • AI risk assessments
  • Secure AI integration playbooks
  • Automated research workflow designs
  • ISO 42001 alignment advisory
  • EU AI Act and NIST AI RMF guidance
  • LLM-assisted product and process automation governance
Deep-Dive

Specialized API Security Deep-Dives

Mobile apps are only as secure as the APIs they call. Leveraging certified expertise in API Security Architecture, Design, and Product Management to deliver API-specific threat models and automated testing pipelines.

  • API-specific threat models
  • Security architecture reviews
  • Automated API security testing pipelines
Intelligence

OSINT and Threat Intelligence

Open source threat intelligence, threat hunting, cyber threat reporting, and national/sector-level threat landscape analysis. Tracking new threats against products and infrastructure in Kenya and Africa.

  • Open source threat intelligence gathering
  • Threat hunting reports
  • National and sector-level threat landscape analysis
  • Kenya and Africa infrastructure threat tracking
  • Vulnerability-to-SOC playbook conversion
  • Actionable runbooks from threat intelligence feeds
About

Security Expertise
You Can Trust

We specialize in delivering practical, evidence-based security advisory to organizations that cannot afford to get it wrong - fintechs moving fast, regulated businesses navigating compliance, and product teams shipping to critical markets.

Our work spans application security, digital forensics, GRC, and security operations, with a strong track record in financial services and high-growth digital platforms across East Africa and beyond.

Binary Bastion was founded to give startups and scaleups access to cyber security expertise without the enterprise overhead. "We believe security should accelerate the business, not slow it down."
  • Certified ISO Lead Auditors
  • Mitigated "Extreme" business risks for regulated financial institutions
  • Certified API Security Architect, Designer, and Product Manager
  • AI Security Essentials training for business leaders
  • Hands-on experience leveraging AI to automate security research
  • Deep specialization in fintech, digital wallets, and lending platforms
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Fintech & Digital Finance
Wallets, lending platforms, payments, banking apps
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Regulated Businesses
ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, NIST CSF, CIS Controls
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Digital Product Teams
SaaS, mobile apps, web apps, APIs, internal platforms
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Kenya & Africa Focus
Regional threat intelligence and compliance context
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AI-Augmented Security
AI governance, secure integration, automated research
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