
Security Architecture Review
Independent review of proposed or existing security architecture decisions before they get expensive to unwind.
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.
Why Clients Request This Service
Unvalidated Architecture Decisions
Costly Design Flaws Found Too Late
Unclear Trust Boundaries
Architecture Outpacing Risk Tolerance
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.
How We Run This Engagement
Planning
Scope definition, documentation collection, and stakeholder identification.
Design Review
Analyzing proposed or existing architecture against best practice.
Threat Modeling
Mapping likely attack paths and trust boundary weaknesses.
Reporting
Findings and recommendations delivered with clear risk ratings.
Stakeholder Review
Walking through findings with your engineering and security leads.
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.
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