Security Advisory
On-demand access to senior security engineers for strategic guidance
What this engagement covers
The service
Not every security decision needs a full engagement. Our Security Advisory service gives your team direct access to a senior security engineer who knows your environment. Get architecture reviews before you build, threat modeling before you launch, incident response guidance when things go wrong, and strategic advice when you're evaluating security tools or vendors.
What we test
Our advisory engagements cover architecture security reviews for new features and systems, threat modeling workshops using STRIDE and PASTA frameworks, security tool evaluation and vendor assessments, incident response planning and tabletop exercises, cloud architecture reviews (AWS, Azure, GCP), secure SDLC implementation guidance, and M&A security due diligence for acquisitions.
Scoping & Assessment Depth
Black Box Assessment
Zero-KnowledgeSimulates an external adversary targeting Security Advisory with no internal credentials, source code, or architecture documentation. Assesses perimeter exposure, unauthenticated attack paths, and edge resilience.
Gray Box Assessment (Recommended)
CredentialedSimulates an authenticated user, tenant, or insider threat within Security Advisory. We evaluate role segregation, authorization boundaries, privilege escalation, and business logic flaws across user tiers.
White Box / Source-Assisted
Full-KnowledgeConducted with direct access to architecture schematics, configuration files, and API/code documentation. Eliminates blind spots and provides exhaustive coverage of security mechanisms governing Security Advisory.
Attack Surface & Vulnerability Vectors
Architecture decisions with security implications
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Architecture decisions with security implications across your Security Advisory environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Missing threat models for critical systems
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Missing threat models for critical systems across your Security Advisory environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Gaps in incident response procedures
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Gaps in incident response procedures across your Security Advisory environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Over-reliance on perimeter security
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Over-reliance on perimeter security across your Security Advisory environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Inadequate logging and monitoring
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Inadequate logging and monitoring across your Security Advisory environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Vendor tools with overlapping coverage
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Vendor tools with overlapping coverage across your Security Advisory environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
How we run it
You get a named senior security advisor assigned to your account. They learn your stack, your team, and your risk profile - so every conversation builds on prior context instead of starting from scratch. Engagements are delivered via scheduled calls, async Slack/Teams access, document reviews, and hands-on workshops. We provide actionable written deliverables after every session.
Onboard and review current security posture
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting onboard and review current security posture across your security advisory deployment.
Identify critical assets and threat landscape
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting identify critical assets and threat landscape across your security advisory deployment.
Conduct architecture and design reviews
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting conduct architecture and design reviews across your security advisory deployment.
Perform threat modeling workshops
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting perform threat modeling workshops across your security advisory deployment.
Evaluate security tools and vendor proposals
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting evaluate security tools and vendor proposals across your security advisory deployment.
Develop incident response procedures
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting develop incident response procedures across your security advisory deployment.
Create security roadmap and milestones
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting create security roadmap and milestones across your security advisory deployment.
Deliver quarterly executive briefings
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting deliver quarterly executive briefings across your security advisory deployment.
What you receive
Findings land in your tracker as you go, not only in a PDF at the end. Retest is in scope, not a change order.
- Named senior security advisor
- Architecture review reports
- Threat model documentation (STRIDE/PASTA)
- Security tool evaluation scorecards
- Incident response playbooks
- Security roadmap with prioritized initiatives
- Written recommendations after every session
- Quarterly security posture review
What we usually find
The issues this engagement surfaces most often. Yours will differ, but this is the shape of it.
Who this is for
Auditor-Ready Compliance Crosswalk
| Framework | Control Section | Testing Evidence & Report Deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| NIST Cybersecurity Framework | PR.AC, DE.CM, RS.AN | Technical testing verifying access controls, anomaly detection efficacy, and incident response mitigation capabilities. |
| ISO/IEC 27001:2022 | Control A.8.8 & A.8.20 | Management of technical vulnerabilities and network security verification through independent technical assessments. |
| SOC 2 Type II | CC4.1, CC7.1, CC7.2 | Technical testing evidence validating system boundaries, access restrictions, and vulnerability identification controls. |
| HIPAA Security Rule | 45 CFR § 164.308(a)(8) | Formal technical evaluation verifying the integrity of ePHI safeguards, network segmentation, and privileged access safeguards. |
| PCI DSS v4.0 | Requirement 11.4 & 11.4.3 | Adversary-driven external and internal penetration testing with application-layer validation and vulnerability remediation verification. |
| CMMC 2.0 Level 2 / 3 | CA.L2-3.12.1, SC.L2-3.13.1 | Technical validation of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) protection, perimeter defense, and enclave isolation. |
Findings are mapped to NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CMMC, so the report drops into an audit package rather than needing to be translated first. If you need the readiness work behind one of those, that is a separate engagement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Direct answers on scoping, methodology, compliance validation, and deliverables.
Our Security Advisory service combines deep manual testing with automated verification. We cover: Named senior security advisor, Architecture review reports, Threat model documentation (STRIDE/PASTA), Security tool evaluation scorecards, Incident response playbooks. Every engagement includes reproducible proof-of-concept exploits, developer-ready remediation guidance, and a free retest.
Yes. Findings are directly mapped to NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CMMC control requirements. The resulting report is auditor-ready and formatted for immediate submission to SOC 2 CPAs, PCI QSAs, and enterprise vendor risk assessment teams.
Yes. Every Lorikeet Security engagement includes free retesting within 30 to 60 days to validate that your remediation patches successfully resolve the identified vulnerabilities before your final report is issued.
Typical active testing turnaround is Quarterly retainer, with critical findings reported immediately via your Talon portal so your engineering team can begin remediation without waiting for the final PDF.
Pricing starts from $8,000/quarter. We scope the engagement in one call based on your environment's surface area, user roles, and complexity, providing a transparent, fixed-price quote with no hidden change orders.
Scope it in one call
Tell us what is in scope and we come back with a fixed price and a start date. No discovery-call maze, no hourly estimate that moves.
