Vortigen Cyber

Independent cyber security consultancy

Clear, practical cyber security advice.

Vortigen Cyber helps organisations understand their exposure, respond to incidents and improve their security.

Our core service offering focuses on independent security testing, cloud security reviews, incident response, forensic investigation and board-level advice and guidance.

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Assurance that stands up to scrutiny

  • 01Security testing
  • 02Incident response
  • 03Cloud security reviews
  • 04Board and executive advice

Direct access

Work directly with the person responsible for your engagement.

There is no sales queue or unnecessary account-management layer. From the first conversation through delivery and follow-up, you work directly with an experienced practitioner who understands your requirements and remains accountable for the work.

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Services

Focused support for real security decisions.

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01

Security assessments

Independent testing of internal and external infrastructure, networks, wireless and business-critical systems.

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02

Web applications and APIs

Manual testing of authentication, access control, business logic, APIs and sensitive data handling.

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03

Microsoft cloud reviews

Practical reviews of Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Azure, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform.

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04

Incident response and forensics

Support to understand what happened, scope the impact, preserve evidence and make recovery decisions.

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05

Security advice and governance

Independent advice for boards and leaders who need a clear view of risk, priorities and preparedness.

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A short conversation can establish the issue, the likely options and whether Vortigen is the right fit.

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Experience

Experienced advice without the layers.

Vortigen Cyber is led by the founder and former CEO of 7 Elements. Vortigen’s experience includes work with critical national infrastructure, FTSE 100 businesses and public-sector organisations.

About Vortigen
Hands-on deliveryTechnical work remains close to the person accountable for the engagement.
Board-level contextFindings are connected to the decisions leaders and technical teams need to make.
Evidence-led reportingAdvice is based on validated evidence and practical routes to compromise.

Approach

Thorough where it matters. Clear throughout.

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  1. 01

    Understand

    Start with the organisation, its systems and the decisions the work needs to support.

  2. 02

    Test

    Use controlled, proportionate testing agreed in advance.

  3. 03

    Validate

    Review findings manually and reduce false positives.

  4. 04

    Prioritise

    Focus first on the attack paths and controls that materially change risk.

  5. 05

    Explain

    Write clearly for technical teams, decision-makers and boards.

Diagram showing an attack path from wireless range to administrative file access

Anonymous case study

When a weak wireless password opened the internal network.

An authorised assessment showed how a predictable shared password could turn wireless proximity into meaningful access to internal systems.

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Speak directly with an experienced practitioner.

No sales team and no unnecessary handover. Explain what is happening and get a straightforward view of the next step.

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