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Security Architecture Review
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Security Architecture Review

Independent review of proposed or existing security architecture decisions before they get expensive to unwind.

Overview

Understanding This Service

What It Is

An independent, expert review of proposed or existing security architecture decisions, catching design flaws and risky tradeoffs while they're still cheap to change rather than after they've been built.

Who It's For

Engineering and security leadership making major architecture decisions, organizations planning a significant platform or infrastructure redesign, or teams that want a second opinion before committing to a direction.

When It's Needed

Before finalizing a major architecture decision, during a platform redesign or migration, or when evaluating whether an existing architecture still fits current risk and scale requirements.

Common Challenges

Why Clients Request This Service

Unvalidated Architecture Decisions

Costly Design Flaws Found Too Late

Unclear Trust Boundaries

Architecture Outpacing Risk Tolerance

What's Included

Scope of Testing

Scope is tailored per engagement, but most reviews draw from the following.

Design Review

Evaluation of proposed or existing architecture against security best practice.

Trust Boundary Analysis

Identification of data flows, trust zones, and where they break down.

Threat Modeling

Structured analysis of likely attack paths against the proposed design.

Risk Tradeoff Analysis

Evaluation of design tradeoffs against business and risk priorities.

Reporting

Detailed findings and recommendations delivered before key decisions are locked in.

Our Approach

How We Run This Engagement

1

Planning

Scope definition, documentation collection, and stakeholder identification.

2

Design Review

Analyzing proposed or existing architecture against best practice.

3

Threat Modeling

Mapping likely attack paths and trust boundary weaknesses.

4

Reporting

Findings and recommendations delivered with clear risk ratings.

5

Stakeholder Review

Walking through findings with your engineering and security leads.

Deliverables

What You Walk Away With

Executive Summary

A board-ready overview of architectural risk and key recommendations.

Design Findings

Detailed findings on architecture and design-level weaknesses.

Threat Model

A structured view of likely attack paths against the proposed design.

Trust Boundary Diagram

A clear map of data flows and where trust boundaries break down.

Risk Tradeoff Recommendations

Guidance on design tradeoffs weighed against business priorities.

Decision-Ready Recommendations

Specific, actionable guidance delivered before architecture is finalized.

Related Frameworks

This service commonly supports requirements under:

SOC 2
ISO 27001
HIPAA
PCI DSS
Why Our Approach

What Makes Our Testing Different

Senior-Led Engagements
Independent Architecture Review
Fast Turnaround
Business-Focused Reporting
Faqs

Questions About Security Architecture Review

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