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Cybersecurity Consultancy

Defending
What Matters
Most.

Enterprise-grade cybersecurity consulting — from zero-day threat response to long-term security architecture. We make your defences unbreakable.

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Organisations Nitin has secured & served

Our Security
Services

From proactive threat hunting to full-scale security transformations, we deliver end-to-end cybersecurity solutions tailored to your risk profile.

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Penetration Testing

Simulated real-world attacks to uncover vulnerabilities before adversaries do — covering networks, applications, APIs, and physical perimeters.

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Security Architecture

Design and implement zero-trust frameworks, segmented networks, and resilient security architectures aligned with NIST and CIS controls.

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Incident Response

24/7 rapid response capability with forensic investigation, containment, eradication, and post-incident recovery planning.

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Cloud Security

Secure AWS, Azure, and GCP environments with cloud-native controls, CSPM deployment, and identity & access management hardening.

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Compliance & GRC

Navigate ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, NIS2, PCI-DSS, and DORA frameworks with expert gap analysis and remediation roadmaps.

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Threat Intelligence

Operationalise threat feeds, dark web monitoring, and adversary TTPs to proactively defend against targeted attacks on your sector.

Live Threat Landscape — Q2 2025
Ransomware
78%
Phishing / BEC
65%
Supply Chain
52%
Insider Threats
44%
Zero-Days
37%
DDoS
29%
Incident frequency increase vs prior year across monitored sectors

Your Adversaries
Are Evolving.
So Are We.

Our intelligence team tracks over 200 threat actor groups across 40 countries, feeding real-time insights into your defences.

Proactive Threat Hunting

We don't wait for alerts. Our analysts actively hunt adversarial activity in your environment before damage occurs.

Dark Web Monitoring

Continuous surveillance of underground forums, ransomware blogs, and leak sites for your organisation's data.

Sector-Specific Intelligence

Tailored feeds relevant to your industry vertical, from financial services to critical national infrastructure.

Our Engagement Process

A structured, proven methodology that delivers measurable security improvements from day one.

01

Discovery

Asset inventory, threat profiling, and stakeholder interviews to map your complete attack surface.

02

Assessment

Deep technical testing, control gap analysis, and maturity benchmarking against industry frameworks.

03

Roadmap

Prioritised remediation plan with business context, effort estimates, and measurable outcomes.

04

Implement

Hands-on delivery of security controls, tooling, and process change alongside your teams.

05

Monitor

Continuous validation, threat detection, and executive reporting to sustain your security posture.

Industry Expertise

Sector-specific threat knowledge means faster, more relevant security outcomes for your organisation.

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Financial Services

PCI-DSS, DORA, FCA compliance and fraud prevention for banks, insurers, and fintechs.

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Healthcare

NHS and HIPAA-aligned security for hospitals, clinics, and medical device manufacturers.

Critical Infrastructure

OT/ICS security for energy, utilities, and transport operators facing nation-state threats.

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Manufacturing

Securing connected factories, supply chains, and industrial IoT environments.

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Retail & eCommerce

Payment security, fraud detection, and customer data protection at scale.

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Telecoms & Media

Network security, content protection, and customer privacy for carriers and broadcasters.

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Public Sector

Government and defence-grade security clearance capability and G-Cloud procurement.

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Technology & SaaS

Secure SDLC, DevSecOps, and cloud-native security for technology companies.

Certified & Accredited:
CREST Accredited
NCSC Assured
ISO 27001 Certified
CHECK Approved
Cyber Essentials Plus
OSCP / OSCE

Organisations Nitin Has
Secured & Served

A track record of delivering cybersecurity outcomes across financial services, government, retail, telecoms, energy and higher education.

🏦 Financial Services
🛒 Retail
🏛️ Government
📡 Telecoms
🏗️ Infrastructure
⚡ Energy
🎓 Education

Expert Consultants

Former intelligence officers, CISO advisors, and elite red teamers — all on your side.

Nitin Wadekar

DIRECTOR
// Founder & Director

Visionary cybersecurity leader driving NirvanCyber's mission to deliver enterprise-grade security with boutique precision across the UK and Europe.

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Pramod W Wadekar

// Red Team Director

OSCP, OSCE certified. Specialises in APT simulation, adversarial emulation and offensive security operations.

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Arjun P Wadekar

// Cloud Security Principal

AWS & Azure security architect with deep expertise in zero-trust implementations and cloud-native security frameworks.

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Agastya P Wadekar

// Threat Intel Analyst

Tracks nation-state actors across financial and critical infrastructure sectors with expertise in dark web intelligence.

What Our Clients Say

"

NirvanCyber's red team uncovered critical vulnerabilities our previous vendor had missed for two years. Their work has fundamentally changed how we approach security investment.

RK
Rachel Kowalski
CISO // Meridian Bank
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Following a ransomware incident, they had us recovered and hardened within 72 hours. The post-incident roadmap they delivered has been invaluable to our board.

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David Thornton
CTO // NovaMed Healthcare
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They didn't just advise — they worked alongside our team, transferred knowledge, and left us genuinely more capable. That's rare in this industry.

AM
Aisha Mohammed
Head of IT // Clearwater Energy

What We Actually Deliver

Modelled on the best of Accenture Security, Deloitte Cyber, IBM X-Force, Mandiant, and PwC — but without the overheads.

Cyber Strategy & Risk
Managed Security (MSSP)
Identity & Access
DevSecOps & AppSec
OT / ICS / IoT Security
DFIR & Forensics
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Cyber Strategy & Risk Management
Board-level security advisory and enterprise risk frameworks

We align cybersecurity with your business objectives — translating technical risk into language your board and CFO understand, then building programmes to address it systematically. The same enterprise-grade methodology as the world's leading cyber practices, delivered directly by a senior expert — without the overhead, the account managers, or the junior teams.

CISO-as-a-Service

Fractional or interim CISO leadership, security committee reporting, and executive stakeholder management.

Cyber Risk Quantification

FAIR methodology modelling to translate cyber risk into financial exposure for board and insurers.

Security Programme Design

Multi-year security roadmaps based on NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and your sector's regulatory landscape.

Third-Party Risk Management

Supplier security assessments, contractual requirements, and continuous monitoring of your supply chain.

Comparable to: Accenture Cyber Strategy Deloitte Cyber Risk PwC Security Consulting NirvanCyber ✓ Boutique Speed
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Managed Security Services (MSSP)
24/7 SOC, SIEM, SOAR and continuous threat detection

Our managed security capabilities rival those of IBM Managed Security Services and Capgemini's SOC network — with dedicated analysts, not shared queues. Every client gets a named analyst team and weekly intelligence briefings.

24/7 SOC Monitoring

Dedicated analyst team with sub-15-minute mean time to detect (MTTD) across endpoints, network, and cloud.

SIEM Engineering

Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, and Elastic deployments with custom detection rules tuned to your environment.

SOAR Automation

Automated playbooks for triage, enrichment, and response — reducing analyst fatigue and false positives by 70%.

Vulnerability Management

Continuous scanning, risk-prioritised patching guidance, and SLA-driven remediation tracking via your dashboard.

Comparable to: IBM Managed Security Capgemini SOC Accenture MxDR NirvanCyber ✓ Named Analysts
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Identity & Access Management
Zero Trust, PAM, MFA, and identity governance

Identity is the new perimeter. Our IAM practice mirrors Deloitte's Identity practice and Microsoft's Zero Trust advisory — designing least-privilege access architectures that stop credential-based attacks before they spread.

Zero Trust Architecture

Microsoft, Zscaler, and Palo Alto-based ZTNA design, deployment, and change management.

Privileged Access Management

CyberArk, BeyondTrust, and Delinea implementations with just-in-time and just-enough access controls.

Identity Governance & Admin

SailPoint and Saviynt IGA deployments, access certification campaigns, and orphan account remediation.

Active Directory Hardening

Tiered AD architecture, Kerberoasting defence, DCSync protection, and LAPS deployment across estates.

Comparable to: Deloitte Identity Accenture IAM PwC Zero Trust NirvanCyber ✓ Faster Delivery
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DevSecOps & Application Security
Shift-left security embedded into your SDLC

Security baked into your pipelines from the start — not bolted on at the end. We deliver the AppSec maturity of firms like Accenture Security and IBM X-Force Red, adapted for agile teams and cloud-native environments.

Secure Code Review

Manual and automated SAST/DAST analysis, OWASP Top 10 coverage, and developer security coaching.

API Security Testing

REST, GraphQL, and SOAP API pentesting with Postman, Burp Suite, and custom tooling.

Pipeline Security (CI/CD)

GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Jenkins security hardening with secret scanning and SCA integration.

Container & Kubernetes Security

Docker image scanning, K8s RBAC hardening, runtime protection, and supply chain attestation.

Comparable to: IBM X-Force Red AppSec Accenture DevSecOps NirvanCyber ✓ Developer-First
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OT / ICS / IoT Security
Protecting operational technology and industrial control systems

Critical infrastructure security is our most specialised capability. We bring Mandiant (Google Cloud) and Dragos-level OT expertise to energy, manufacturing, and transport operators — without nation-state consulting rates.

OT Network Assessment

Passive asset discovery, protocol analysis, and Purdue model gap assessment using Claroty and Dragos.

ICS Penetration Testing

Safe, controlled testing of SCADA, DCS, and PLC environments with full operational continuity maintained.

IT/OT Convergence Security

Securing the boundary between corporate IT and plant-floor OT as environments become increasingly connected.

NIS2 / CAF Compliance

Full Network and Information Systems Directive 2 readiness assessments and NCSC CAF alignment for CNI operators.

Comparable to: Mandiant OT Dragos Accenture ICS NirvanCyber ✓ NIS2 Specialists
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DFIR & Digital Forensics
Breach investigation, evidence preservation, and legal-grade reporting

When a breach occurs, minutes matter. Our DFIR capability mirrors Mandiant's incident response reputation — rapid containment, forensically sound investigation, and litigation-ready reporting within hours of engagement.

Rapid Incident Response

On-site or remote deployment within 4 hours. Containment, triage, and executive comms within 24 hours.

Malware Analysis

Static and dynamic analysis of threat actor tooling, custom implants, and ransomware decryption assessment.

Legal-Grade Forensics

Court-admissible evidence collection, chain of custody documentation, and expert witness reports.

Post-Incident Hardening

Comprehensive lessons-learned programme and remediation implementation to prevent recurrence.

Comparable to: Mandiant IR IBM X-Force IRIS CrowdStrike Services NirvanCyber ✓ 4hr SLA

How We Compare to the
Top 5 Cyber Consultancies

The same calibre of expertise as the global giants — without the cost, bureaucracy, or generic delivery model.

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Accenture Security
// GLOBAL SCALE
MxDR Platform
Cyber Fusion
IAM & ZT
High cost
🟢
Deloitte Cyber
// BIG 4 ADVISORY
GRC Leadership
Cloud Security
Cyber Risk
Slow delivery
NirvanCyber
// BOUTIQUE SPECIALIST
All capabilities
Named experts
Agile delivery
Transparent pricing
🔵
IBM Security
// TECHNOLOGY-LED
X-Force IRIS
QRadar SIEM
Managed SOC
Platform lock-in
🔴
Mandiant (Google)
// THREAT INTEL LEADER
APT Research
DFIR
Threat Intel
Premium rates
Capability Accenture Deloitte NirvanCyber IBM Security Mandiant
Penetration Testing ◐ Subcon ✓ In-house CREST ✓ X-Force Red
24/7 SOC / MSSP ✓ MxDR ◐ Via partners ✓ Named analysts ✓ QRadar
OT / ICS Security ✓ NIS2 Specialists
Incident Response SLA ◐ 8–24hr ◐ 12–48hr ✓ <4hr ✓ X-Force IRIS ✓ <2hr
Dedicated account team ✗ Rotated staff ✗ Rotated staff ✓ Always yours
Transparent fixed pricing
NCSC / CREST certified
Typical engagement start 6–12 weeks 8–16 weeks ✓ 1–2 weeks 4–8 weeks 2–4 weeks
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NirvanCyber Blog

Expert perspectives on the evolving cybersecurity landscape from Nitin Wadekar and the NirvanCyber team.

FEATURED AI & CYBERSECURITY 6 MIN READ

The Double-Edged Sword: How AI is Simultaneously Defending and Attacking Enterprise Networks

Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept in cybersecurity — it is the battlefield itself. At NirvanCyber, we are witnessing first-hand how AI is transforming both sides of the security equation. Defenders are using machine learning to detect anomalies in milliseconds. Attackers are using the same technology to craft hyper-personalised phishing emails, bypass endpoint detection, and automate vulnerability discovery at unprecedented scale.

The organisations that will survive the next decade are those that understand AI is not a silver bullet — it is a force multiplier. A poorly configured AI security tool is just as dangerous as no tool at all. What matters is human expertise layered on top of intelligent automation: knowing when to trust the algorithm and when to override it.

Our recommendation to every CISO we advise: treat AI as your most junior — and most tireless — analyst. It can process a billion logs a day. It cannot judge context, politics, or intent. That judgement remains irreplaceably human.

NW
Nitin Wadekar
Director, NirvanCyber · May 2025
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ZERO TRUST 4 MIN READ

Why Zero Trust is No Longer Optional for UK Enterprises in 2025

With NIS2 now enforceable across the EU and UK regulators tightening expectations post-Brexit, Zero Trust Architecture has shifted from best practice to regulatory expectation. Perimeter-based security is dead. Identity is the new perimeter — and most UK businesses are dangerously exposed.

Nitin Wadekar · Apr 2025
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RANSOMWARE 5 MIN READ

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Modern ransomware groups are now using AI to identify high-value targets, time attacks to coincide with board meetings, and negotiate ransoms dynamically. The 2024 wave of AI-assisted attacks on UK retailers and financial institutions is just the beginning.

NirvanCyber Team · Mar 2025
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Nitin Wadekar · Feb 2025
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OT SECURITY 4 MIN READ

Securing the Grid: Lessons from EDF Energy's OT Security Transformation

Critical national infrastructure is the most targeted sector in 2025. Working with energy sector clients, we have seen how legacy OT systems create invisible attack paths that modern SOC tools simply cannot detect without specialist knowledge.

NirvanCyber Team · Jan 2025
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