Working in the cyber security space, we’re in a unique position where we get a bird’s-eye view into the security priorities of modern SaaS companies.
While customers turn to us for a range of reasons, by far the two most frequent are:
- We’re going for SOC2 / ISO27001 compliance and need to tick this box.
- We value security and are concerned there may be holes in our platform.
Sometimes it’s just one, and sometimes it’s both of these motivators driving the conversation. We certainly address both needs, so nailing the brief is a non-issue.
But when it comes to companies with a single motivator, we deliver greatest value to those in the second camp. These are businesses who care deeply about security and want their platform (and their customers’ data) kept safe.
In all honesty, you can tick the compliance checkbox with an inexpensive crowd-sourced penetration test (seriously, can someone please explain to me how compliance got this loose and carefree?).
On the flipside, the security-conscious customers (they’re not paranoid, I promise) generally have a lot on their plate, even more on their mind, and security is one of many piercing noises that prevent them from sleeping well at night.
Beyond Cyber Security Compliance
Software is complex and ever-changing. Most engineers aren’t security experts, and mistakes in code happen - that’s just the nature of the beast. What’s important for a SaaS business - for the sake of user safety and customer data - is to prioritise a culture of security engineering, supported from the top down.
We’ve watched GlitchSecure customers build this culture by employing a team of security experts (that would be us!) to
- examine their software - from the hacker’s point of view
- find and verify weaknesses
- guide remediation
- rinse and repeat.
With a suite of modern DAST and pentesting tools at our disposal, our customers benefit from the multiple security platforms we have scanning their software. Running seasoned eyes over the results, we save their internal engineers countless hours that would otherwise be spent poring over reports, weeding out false positives, trying to pinpoint the genuine vulnerabilities. When a real threat is identified, we stay close to give remediation advice and perform re-testing.
While that ISO27001 certificate looks pretty on the wall, GlitchSecure customers know there’s so much more to application security than a rubber stamp. From QA to production, our hackers continually examine their software for vulnerabilities, all year round - not just during the company’s annual pentest. Customers who partner with us can boast of their dedicated team of security specialists; they know they’ve got a safety net.
As one GlitchSecure customer put it: “I need you guys to catch the stuff we didn’t even think about”.
This is our Why. This is what we do. And this is how we give value to your business.
So at the end of the day, yes - we’ll help you tick that compliance certification box. But as your security partner, we’ll also help ensure your application stays properly protected once the audit is completed.