Independent assessment · England & Wales
Independent Cybersecurity Assessments for Regulated Businesses
We help financial services, fintech, cryptocurrency and digital asset businesses identify security weaknesses before regulators, auditors and attackers do.
How an engagement is framed
- Engagement basis
- Scoped, written rules of engagement
- Testing standards
- OWASP Testing Guide v4.2 / PTES
- Assessment guide
- NIST SP 800-115
- Severity scoring
- CVSS 4.0
- Control reference
- ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A
- Deliverable
- Report, roadmap, retest, attestation
Methodology aligned with
- OWASP
- NIST
- PTES
- ISO/IEC 27001
What we do
Focused security services for organisations that cannot afford ambiguity.
Six services, each scoped and reported the same way: defined boundary, manual verification, evidence a third party can follow.
- 01
Penetration Testing
Web applications, APIs and mobile apps assessed by hand as well as by tooling. Testing follows the OWASP Testing Guide v4.2 and PTES, with findings scored under CVSS 4.0.
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Cloud Infrastructure Security
Configuration review and security assessment across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. Identity, network boundaries, logging, key management and workload isolation are examined against benchmark guidance.
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Cryptocurrency & Digital Asset Security
Custodial wallet audits, exchange platform assessments and key management review. Scope covers hot and cold storage boundaries, signing workflows and the operational controls around them.
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API Security Assessment
Authentication, authorisation and data exposure testing aligned with the OWASP API Security Top 10. Covers REST, GraphQL and machine-to-machine integrations.
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Compliance Advisory
ISO/IEC 27001 readiness, SOC 2 gap analysis and regulatory support for GDPR, DORA and MiCA. Advisory work is separated from assessment work so independence is preserved.
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Security Training
Secure coding practice, vulnerability awareness and incident response tabletop exercises. Sessions are built from findings in the client's own environment rather than generic material.
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Sector focus
Industries We Serve
Regulated environments where a security finding is also a licensing, audit or supervisory problem.
Fintech & Payment Processors
PSD2 compliance, PCI DSS alignment and open banking API security.
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Cryptocurrency Exchanges & Custodians
Hot and cold wallet security, key management review, exchange infrastructure testing.
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Digital Asset Service Providers
Security assessment of custodial infrastructure, KYC/AML integrations and regulatory reporting systems.
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SaaS & Cloud Platforms
Multi-tenant security, data isolation and cloud-native application security.
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How we work
Standards-Aligned Approach
Every engagement runs through the same three stages, so results from one assessment can be compared with the next.
- 01
Scoping
Clear rules of engagement, defined asset boundaries and agreed testing constraints, recorded in writing before any traffic is generated.
- 02
Testing
OWASP, PTES and NIST SP 800-115 methodology, executed manually with tuned automation in support. Severity is scored under CVSS 4.0.
- 03
Reporting
Executive summary, technical findings with reproduction steps, a prioritised remediation roadmap and a retest that confirms closure.
Positioning
Why INLD
International Standards
Our engagements follow the OWASP Testing Guide v4.2, NIST SP 800-115, PTES and the OWASP API Security Top 10. Where a control framework is referenced we state which version, which control and what it means for your environment, so the claim can be checked rather than taken on trust.
Regulated Industry Focus
We work with businesses operating under financial services, payments and digital asset regimes. That means findings arrive framed against the obligations you actually carry — evidence an auditor will accept, and language a supervisor will recognise.
Independent Assessments
INLD is not affiliated with any technology vendor, platform provider or licensing intermediary. We do not resell security products and we do not receive referral fees, so a recommendation to change a control reflects the finding and nothing else.
Get in touch
Start with a Scoping Conversation
Every engagement begins with a confidential scoping discussion. Tell us about your environment, regulatory context and timelines, and we will tell you what an assessment would realistically involve.
- contact@inld-ltd.com
- Business hours
- Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 18:00 GMT
- Response
- We respond to all serious enquiries within one business day.