Security controls that can be operated, evidenced and improved.
A policy is not a control simply because it has been approved. A control becomes meaningful when ownership is clear, the technology and process support it, evidence can be produced and weaknesses lead to action.
- Australian-led delivery
- Senior engineers from the first sprint
- Dedicated team based in our Ho Chi Minh City Innovation Hub
- Clear scope, ownership and delivery visibility
Arkyi helps organisations assess, design and implement security and compliance improvements across cloud platforms, applications, data services and delivery teams. We connect governance with technical execution so security becomes part of everyday work rather than an activity performed immediately before an audit.
Our services include Essential Eight assessment and uplift, ISO 27001-aligned readiness, secure architecture, DevSecOps, identity, vulnerability management, monitoring and operational evidence.
Example security maturity path
Assess
Baseline material risks across governance, technology and operations.
Prioritise
Immediate exposure separated from structural, longer-term work.
Embed
Controls built into delivery patterns, not bolted on before audit.
Evidence
Named owners and measurable indicators, not a policy document.
Improve
Continuous review: compliance as a maintained capability.
Move from security intention to demonstrable control
Security programs often struggle at the point where frameworks meet operating reality.
Responsibilities cross technology, business and supplier boundaries. Tools produce findings without clear remediation ownership. Policies describe an ideal process that delivery teams cannot follow. Evidence is assembled manually before an assessment, then becomes stale. Critical controls depend on a person rather than a repeatable system.
Arkyi turns requirements into implementable work: named ownership, technical patterns, operational procedures, evidence sources, measures and prioritised remediation.
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What we deliver
Security posture and risk assessment
A structured view of material security risks across governance, technology, people, suppliers and operations.
The assessment is focused on business impact and executable priorities rather than producing an undifferentiated list of observations.
Essential Eight assessment and uplift
Assessment against the Australian Signals Directorate's Essential Eight maturity model, followed by a practical uplift roadmap and implementation support.
Work can cover application control, patching, Microsoft Office macro settings, user application hardening, administrative privileges, operating-system patching, multifactor authentication and regular backups.
ISO 27001-aligned readiness and ISMS support
Support for establishing or improving the policies, risk processes, control ownership, evidence and management routines required for an effective information security management system.
Arkyi can support readiness, implementation and remediation. Formal ISO certification can only be issued by an appropriately accredited independent certification body.
Cloud and solution security architecture
Security requirements and design across identity, networks, workloads, data, encryption, secrets, logging, privileged access, administrative paths and service integration.
We document material decisions, threat considerations, trust boundaries and residual risk so approvals are based on a shared understanding.
DevSecOps and secure software delivery
Security integrated into source control, build, testing, dependency management, deployment and release practices.
This may include static and dependency scanning, secrets detection, infrastructure scanning, container controls, review gates, vulnerability workflows and secure-development responsibilities.
Identity and privileged access
Role design, least privilege, multifactor authentication, joiner-mover-leaver processes, service identities, privileged access, access review and administrative separation.
The objective is a model that is secure, understandable and operable, not a collection of groups and exceptions that cannot be confidently reviewed.
Vulnerability and remediation management
Processes for identifying, validating, prioritising, assigning, remediating and accepting vulnerability risk across applications, infrastructure, platforms and dependencies.
Arkyi helps connect scanner findings to service ownership and delivery backlogs so high-value remediation work is not lost inside reporting tools.
Security logging, monitoring and incident readiness
Requirements and operating practices for log collection, security-event monitoring, alert triage, investigation, escalation and evidence retention.
We focus on the events and responsibilities that matter to the service, supported by practical playbooks and integration with the customer's wider security operations.
Supplier and third-party assurance
Security requirements, due diligence, contractual considerations, service dependencies, access pathways and ongoing assurance for suppliers that interact with customer information or systems.
Business continuity and recovery
Alignment between business-impact requirements, technical recovery capability, backup protection, recovery procedures, testing and improvement.
What you can expect to receive
- Security posture or Essential Eight assessment
- ISO 27001-aligned gap assessment
- Prioritised risk and remediation roadmap
- Control register and named ownership model
- Policies, standards and operating procedures
- Security architecture and decision records
- Identity and privileged-access model
- Secure-development and DevSecOps controls
- Vulnerability-management workflow and service expectations
- Logging, monitoring and incident-response requirements
- Supplier-assurance approach and assessment templates
- Business-continuity and recovery requirements
- Evidence register and audit-readiness plan
- Security metrics and management-reporting design
- Implementation support and remediation tracking
How we work
- 1
Confirm scope, obligations and risk context
We identify the services, information, legal or contractual obligations, stakeholders, suppliers and decisions that define the assessment boundary.
- 2
Examine evidence and operating practice
Interviews and policy review are supported by technical evidence, workflow observation and sampling. The objective is to understand how the control operates, not only how it is described.
- 3
Prioritise by business and security risk
Findings are grouped into immediate exposure, structural improvement and longer-term maturity. Dependencies and implementation effort are made visible.
- 4
Design controls that teams can follow
Responsibilities, procedures, technical patterns, exceptions, evidence and measures are defined together. A control that cannot be operated sustainably is redesigned rather than simply documented.
- 5
Implement and integrate
Arkyi can support technical uplift, delivery-process change, evidence automation and remediation through the relevant engineering and platform teams.
- 6
Test, report and improve
Control operation and evidence are reviewed. Remaining risk is documented, and improvement work is incorporated into accountable roadmaps and management reporting.
Our security principles
- Risk should be understandable to the person accepting it
- Identity and least privilege are foundational controls
- Sensitive data requires deliberate access and movement pathways
- Security requirements should be built into reusable platform patterns
- Vulnerabilities require ownership and time-bound decisions
- Logs are valuable only when someone can use them
- Evidence should be produced through normal operation wherever possible
- Independent testing and assurance strengthen, rather than replace, internal accountability
- Compliance is a maintained capability, not a once-a-year event
Engagement options
Essential Eight assessment
A defined maturity assessment with evidence, gaps, priorities and a practical uplift roadmap.
ISO 27001-aligned readiness review
Assessment of ISMS foundations, control operation, evidence and remediation priorities in preparation for internal or independent assessment.
Security architecture review
A focused review of a product, platform, cloud environment or proposed change, resulting in documented decisions and risks.
Control implementation and remediation pod
A multidisciplinary team that converts security findings into policy, platform, application and operational improvements.
Fractional security and compliance leadership
Ongoing senior guidance, reporting and program coordination for organisations that need accountable security leadership without a permanent executive appointment.
Why Arkyi
Governance connected to engineering
Arkyi can work across policy, architecture, cloud, applications, DevOps and operations. Security recommendations are shaped by how the technology is actually delivered.
Experience in regulated and sensitive environments
Our leadership experience includes platforms handling controlled information, multi-stage approvals, private connectivity, privileged access, security monitoring and audit requirements.
Evidence designed into operation
We look for opportunities to generate evidence through normal systems and workflows so assurance does not depend on a manual scramble.
Direct and proportionate advice
Not every risk requires the most complex control. We explain the consequence, available treatments and residual risk so customers can make informed decisions.
Relevant delivery evidence
Our leadership team's experience includes an ISO 27001-aligned security and compliance uplift across multiple platforms, products, suppliers and operational teams.
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