SECURITY & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
ENGINEERED FOR TRUST
Protecting your data, your customers, and your reputation.
SECURITY LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
We advise leadership teams on how to turn security and compliance into a business asset. By shaping pragmatic policies, governance, and operating practices aligned to your regulatory obligations and risk tolerance, we help you make confident decisions. Our healthcare and ecommerce experience means we understand not just what the rules say, but how they are applied in the real world.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE (HIPAA, PCI & MORE)
We enable organisations to operate confidently in highly regulated environments. From healthcare to payment-enabled ecommerce, we deliver compliant architectures and operating practices aligned to HIPAA, PCI, and industry standards, safeguarding data while supporting scale, integration, and growth.
SECURE ARCHITECTURE & CLOUD ENGINEERING
We design cloud architectures that are secure by design, resilient at scale, and fit for regulated environments. Using proven cloud best practices and the Well-Architected Framework, we embed security across infrastructure, applications, and data flows, reducing risk without slowing delivery.
SECURE SDLC, TESTING & CONTROLS
We embed security and control into the software delivery lifecycle from design through to production. Through disciplined engineering standards, independent code review, and risk-based security testing, we help organisations identify and address vulnerabilities early. Ongoing assurance and continuous improvement ensure controls remain effective as systems, teams, and regulatory expectations evolve.
GOVERNANCE, RISK & COMPLIANCE (GRC)
We provide ongoing visibility and assurance over your security and compliance posture through established GRC practices. By combining continuous monitoring, logging, and reporting with structured risk reviews and the effective use of GRC tooling where appropriate, we help you demonstrate control effectiveness to auditors and stakeholders, while proactively identifying and managing emerging risks.
INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC DOMAIN EXPERTISE
Our work is grounded in over 25 years of experience in health and dental insurance, complemented by hands-on delivery in ecommerce and content platforms. We understand how regulations are applied in practice, enabling us to deliver compliant solutions that support commercial objectives rather than constrain them.
FAQs
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NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS and WCAG 2.2 AA. We tailor each engagement to the frameworks your regulators and customers require.
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Yes. 8 West holds ISO 27001 certification, so we work to the same standard we help clients achieve. It also simplifies vendor due diligence when you engage us.
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A fixed-scope, fixed-price review of governance, risk and compliance maturity. It identifies gaps, regulatory exposure and priority actions, delivered as findings your team can act on.
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Most compliance Impact Engagements take two to six weeks, depending on scope and framework, and end with prioritised recommendations. You get a fixed price and timeline before work starts.
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Yes. Our ISO 27001 Readiness Review assesses clauses and Annex A controls, identifies gaps and delivers a prioritised remediation roadmap. Because we hold the certification ourselves, we know what auditors look for.
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Yes. We help implement the controls, architecture changes and governance practices the assessment identifies, so findings turn into sustained compliance.
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Secure architecture, threat modelling, access control and continuous monitoring, aligned with your risks and regulatory requirements and built in from the design stage.
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