One framework, from first scan to audit-ready proof.
The SHIELD Framework is how we secure a business end to end — six stages, fifty controls, and a single score out of 100 that tells you exactly where you stand. It's the backbone behind every audit, diagnostic, and roadmap we deliver.
A repeatable lifecycle, from scoping to sign-off.
Concrete checks mapped to real-world risk and regulation.
One honest number your leadership can act on.
SHIELD, stage by stage
Each letter is a phase of the engagement — and a slice of your final score. Together they take a business from "we hope we're secure" to "we can prove it."
Scope
6 controlsDefine the boundary — assets, data flows, cloud accounts, endpoints, and which regulations apply. You can't secure, or score, what you haven't first scoped.
Harden
10 controlsApply the baseline protections that stop the most common attacks — MFA, patching, secure configuration, and access control — before chasing anything exotic.
Identify
9 controlsVulnerability assessment, VAPT, and threat identification across the scoped environment — surfacing the gaps that matter, not just a long list of noise.
Evaluate
8 controlsMeasure the environment against the fifty SHIELD controls and the regulations that apply to you — producing the maturity score and the evidence behind it.
Layered Remediation
10 controlsRemediate by risk, building defence in layers rather than one-off patches — each finding assigned an owner and tracked to closure, not left on a list.
Document
7 controlsPolicies, evidence, and reporting an auditor, client, or regulator will accept — so your score isn't just a number, it's defensible when someone asks.
Six stages in. One number out.
Every engagement runs through all six SHIELD phases in order.
Each stage carries a set of concrete controls, checked against your systems.
Control results roll up into a single maturity score — and a band.
Get an indicative SHIELD score in three minutes.
The free Scorecard runs a light version of the framework on your own answers — a preview of the number a full SHIELD audit would verify against all fifty controls, on your actual systems.