Service 01
Security Architecture
& Risk Assessment
Map attack surfaces across cloud and on-prem, prioritize spend, and give your board a defensible architecture narrative — not another shelfware reference model.
NNSEC security architecture engagements translate how you actually ship software into defensible patterns — landing zones, identity, logging, segmentation, and third-party trust boundaries. Workshops produce diagrams auditors accept, a risk register executives fund, and requirements engineering can embed in SDLC. Findings from NorthSec AI continuously inform quarterly architecture reviews so roadmaps stay tied to live exposure, not a one-time PDF.
Hover a zone for annotation
62%
Avg exposure reduced
10d
Review SLA
24+
Diagrams delivered
[ WHO IT IS FOR ]
CISOs and platform leads at multi-cloud or hybrid companies who need board-ready narratives and engineering-aligned roadmaps without hiring a rotating bench of consultants.
[ OPERATING CADENCE ]
Discovery workshops in weeks 1–2, deliverables by week 4, then quarterly architecture reviews tied to NorthSec AI posture deltas and retainer office hours.
Problems this
service line solves.
Why teams add this line to the retainer instead of stretching a generic MSSP or point tool.
- ◆Reference architectures that ignore your shipping cadence
- ◆Risk registers that diverge from scanner output within weeks
- ◆Third-party reviews that never connect to procurement gates
- ◆Board slides that cannot trace spend to measurable exposure reduction
What's included
in the retainer.
Concrete outputs — not vague 'assessment' language.
Threat model workshops
STRIDE/LINDDUN sessions with engineering leads and data owners.
Reference architecture
Landing zone, identity, logging, and segmentation patterns per cloud.
Risk register v1
Likelihood × impact with owners, compensating controls, and target dates.
Security requirements
Non-functional requirements embedded in SDLC and procurement.
Third-party review
SaaS and API integrations scored against your control baseline.
Board one-pager
Executive summary with investment options and residual risk.
How it works
in five steps.
Discovery through operate — same cadence across all nine service lines.
01
Discover
Inventory systems, data classes, and existing controls.
02
Model
Document trust zones, data flows, and abuse cases.
03
Assess
Score gaps against CIS, NIST CSF, and your frameworks.
04
Roadmap
90-day plan with quick wins and structural fixes.
05
Operate
Quarterly architecture reviews tied to NorthSec AI findings.
[ 01.3 // PLATFORM ]
NorthSec AI
advantage.
NorthSec AI ingests read-only cloud posture and maps misconfigurations directly to architecture decisions — no duplicate questionnaires.
Platform overviewHover a zone for annotation
Control mapping
built in.
Sample mappings — full library expands per tenant frameworks.
CC6.1 Logical access
SOC 2 · ISO A.8
A.5 Information security policies
ISO 27001
Art. 32 Security of processing
GDPR
[ 01.5 // TIERS ]
Included by tier
| Tier | This service |
|---|---|
| foundation · $3,500/mo | ☑ |
| growth · $5,000/mo | ☑ |
| scale · $8,000/mo | ☑ |
| enterprise · $12,000/mo | ☑ |
☑ included · ▲ add-on · ☒ not in tier
Customer outcome
73% fewer critical findings
Series B fintech consolidated three architecture reviews into one NNSEC retainer.
Fintech · anonymized
FAQ
No — we augment leadership and provide an accountable operator model with platform evidence.