Identity & Access
Identity is the new perimeter. We design how people, workloads, and AI agents authenticate, what they can reach, and how that access is governed, including IdP-controlled app-to-app access with XAA and ID-JAG.
Cybersecurity · Cloud · Identity · Compliance · AI
Security engineered in layers.
Layer48 helps organizations defend, test, and govern their environments: from adversary emulation and detection engineering to cloud foundations, identity, secure and well-governed AI, and audit-ready compliance programs.
What we do
Six practices, one coherent security posture.
Every engagement is led by senior practitioners and designed to leave you stronger: tested controls, working configurations, and evidence that stands up to auditors and attackers alike.
AI Security & Governance
Adopt AI with confidence. We secure agents and LLM applications, uncover shadow AI, and build governance that satisfies the EU AI Act and emerging regulations.
Offensive & Defensive Security
Think like the adversary, defend like an engineer. We emulate real threats and turn every finding into stronger detection and response.
Security Testing
Manual, methodology-driven testing of applications, web infrastructure, and wireless networks, with clear reproduction steps and verified fixes.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Security programs and certifications built to run, not just to pass. We take you from gap assessment through audit day and beyond.
Cloud Architecture & Security
Secure-by-design landing zones, guardrails, and monitoring across the three major clouds, delivered as code.
How we work
A disciplined path from finding to fixed.
Whether the goal is certification, a hardened cloud, or a tested SOC, our engagements follow the same arc so you always know where you stand.
01
Assess
Interviews, configuration review, and technical testing establish an evidence-based current state, measured against the framework or threat model that matters to you.
02
Design
A prioritized roadmap and target architecture that balance risk reduction, effort, and business constraints, with clear owners and milestones.
03
Implement
We work alongside your teams to build it: policies, controls, infrastructure as code, detections, and identity integrations, with knowledge transfer throughout.
04
Validate & Sustain
Controls are tested, evidence is packaged for auditors, and operating rhythms (metrics, reviews, retests) keep the posture from drifting.
Why Layer48
Depth across the whole stack.
Attackers don't respect organizational boundaries between cloud, identity, applications, and compliance. Neither do we.
Practitioner-led
The people who scope your engagement are the people who deliver it: hands-on engineers, testers, and auditors, not a rotating bench.
Offense informs defense
Our red and purple team insight shapes every architecture and compliance recommendation, so controls are built against how attacks actually happen.
Framework-fluent
One set of controls, mapped to many obligations. We align ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS, and CMMC so you collect evidence once and reuse it everywhere.
Vendor-neutral
We work with the platforms you already own (Microsoft, AWS, Google, Okta, CrowdStrike, SAP, and more) and recommend change only when it pays off.
Built as code
Cloud guardrails, policies, and detections are delivered as version-controlled code your team can review, extend, and redeploy.
Outcomes over reports
A report is a beginning. We measure success by risks closed, detections proven, and audits passed, and we stay to help get there.
Frameworks & platforms
Fluent in the standards you're measured against.
ISO/IEC 27001:2022
NIST CSF 2.0
NIST SP 800-171
CMMC 2.0
PCI DSS v4.0.1
MITRE ATT&CK
OWASP ASVS
CIS Benchmarks
SOX ITGC
Microsoft Azure
AWS
Google Cloud
SAP S/4HANA
Microsoft Entra ID
Okta
Google Workspace
ISO/IEC 42001
NIST AI RMF
EU AI Act
OECD AI Principles
OWASP LLM Top 10
OWASP Agentic Top 10
MITRE ATLAS
Get started
Let's talk about your next layer of defense.
Tell us about your environment, your deadlines, and what's keeping you up at night. We'll come back with a clear scope and a practical plan.
Prefer email? Write to info@layer48.com.