Enterprise Security Consulting
Fractional security leadership and architecture consulting for high-growth technology companies. Specialising in Zero Trust, endpoint security, and identity — where the controls compose, not just coexist.
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About
Most security problems aren't tool problems. They're architecture problems — gaps that emerge where products meet, where assumptions go untested, where a vendor diagram describes what should happen rather than what does.
Eight Bits in a Byte works with technology companies navigating that reality: building Zero Trust architectures that hold under operational pressure, migrating and validating endpoint security coverage, and diagnosing identity and access failures that multiple tools missed individually.
The work is hands-on and specific. Engagements begin with understanding what the environment actually does, not what the documentation says it does. Recommendations come with implementation logic, not just direction.
Available for fractional security leadership, architecture reviews, and retained advisory. Engagements are kept small by design.
The presenting problem is rarely the actual problem. Investigations and architecture reviews trace upstream — to where the failure originates, not where it shows up.
New controls go into audit mode first. Real traffic is observed. Edge cases surface before they become incidents. Enforcement follows evidence, not schedules.
MDM, EDR, IdP, and ZTNA are not independent products — they are layers in a system. The work is understanding how they interact, where the gaps are, and what each control actually does versus what it's assumed to do.
Fractional
Part-time security function for companies that need senior expertise without a full-time hire. Strategy, vendor management, architecture decisions, and team guidance on a retained basis.
Project
Defined-scope engagements: EDR migrations, Zero Trust rollouts, identity architecture reviews, and security tooling consolidations. Delivered with full implementation logic.
Advisory
Ongoing access for security questions, vendor evaluation, incident escalation support, and architecture sanity checks. Structured as a monthly retainer with defined availability.
Engagements are kept deliberately small. If the fit is right, we'll know quickly. Start with an email — no forms, no intake questionnaires.